Ryanair passport requirements

redroisin

Im booked on a flight from dublin to stansted with ryanair tomorrow and already printed off my boarding pass..which process asked for my id number and confirmed it was an irish drivers licence. Now Im worried they wont let me on the plane so what should I do?

spurious

redroisin wrote: »

Im booked on a flight from dublin to stansted with ryanair tomorrow and already printed off my boarding pass..which process asked for my id number and confirmed it was an irish drivers licence. Now Im worried they wont let me on the plane so what should I do?

Do you have a passport you can bring with you?

Graham

http://www.ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions#regulations-traveldocumentation:

Ryanair does NOT accept driver licences, residence cards, seaman books, a police report (issued in the event of travel document loss/theft), military ID cards etc. Expired or damaged forms of photo-id will not be accepted on any flight.

Details of all passengers’ travel documents (including those of children and infants) must be entered during the online check-in process. All passengers must present their valid travel document along with their online boarding pass at airport security and at the boarding gate for all flights.

THE ONLY FORMS OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED ON RYANAIR FLIGHTS ARE:

A valid passport
A valid National Identity Card issued by the government of a European Economic Area (EEA) country. (Only the following EEA countries currentlyissue National Identity Cards acceptable for carriage on Ryanair flights: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland)
A valid German Government issued ‘Kinderausweis’ travel document
A valid Spanish Family Book (for use by children under 14 years travelling with their parents/legal guardians on Spanish domestic flights only)
A valid Italian ‘Certificato Di Nascita’ with photo (for use by children under 16 years) which has been endorsed as ‘VALIDO PER L'ESPATRIO’ for travel on international flights, no endorsement is required when travelling on Italian domestic flights.. It is the passenger's personal responsibility to ensure that this document meets the requirements of immigration and other governmental authorities at the destination airport.
A valid Italian AT/BT card (for Italian domestic flights only).
A valid UN Refugee Convention Travel Document – (issued in accordance with Article 28(1) of the 1951 UN Convention, by a Government in place of a valid passport.)
A valid Convention Travel Document – (issued in accordance with Article 27 of the 1954 UN Convention for Stateless Persons, by a contracting state in place of a valid passport)
A valid Collective Passport issued by an EU/EEA country

redroisin

Spurious no I dont, any time I ever travelled with them before I used my photo drivers licence.
Graham, I read that already, thats why Im asking....the drivers licence no. was accepted in the online check in process..didnt see this till today. Surely since all the other airlines (yes Ive checked) that fly between u.k and ireland accept drivers licence with a photo so how can it be legal for Ryanair to make up their own rules different from EU rules???

Graham

As far as I recall, Ryanair have always been the odd man out in insisting on a passport between the UK and Ireland (for UK and Ireland nationals).

I did a fairly thorough search after I made the last post and I've found absolutely nothing that would indicate anyone has recently managed to travel Ryanair Ireland <-> UK using a driving license as ID. I'd certainly recommend you have a plan 'B' in mind for tomorrow.

coylemj

redroisin wrote: »

how can it be legal for Ryanair to make up their own rules different from EU rules???

It's in their terms and conditions and you ticked the box to accept them.

redroisin

Im so finished with ryanair!! They are theives as far as Im concerned as they will keep my money and I cant afford to pay 400euro to fly with aerlingus. How on earth can they get away with this? Surely thereare set rules across the board? I know they are already in trouble with E.U for breaking the law re: extra weight charges. the sooner they go out of business the better.

BuffyBot

They, like any airline, are free to set whatever ID requirement they wish before letting you board. They are breaking no laws. There are no "EU rules" on this matter.

They've required passports for a number of years now.

redroisin

redroisin wrote: »

Im so finished with ryanair!! They are theives as far as Im concerned as they will keep my money and I cant afford to pay 400euro to fly with aerlingus. How on earth can they get away with this? Surely thereare set rules across the board? I know they are already in trouble with E.U for breaking the law re: extra weight charges. the sooner they go out of business the better.

If you've traveled with Ryanair in the past, you would know that they ONLY accept a valid Passport. They haven't broken any law. Their Terms and conditions are supposed to be read before you accept them.

spurious

It's strange that they allowed you check in with a driver's licence as ID.
I never got that option, it was always either Passport or National ID card.

Graham

OP, if you really need to travel tomorrow you may want to look into bus/train/ferry combinations as the identification requirements aren't anything like as strict as Ryanair.

srfc19

redroisin wrote: »

. the sooner they go out of business the better.

Why would they go out of business? They have single handedly driven down the prices of air travel across Europe. Surely its your own fault for not reading the terms and conditions.

veetwin

redroisin wrote: »

Spurious no I dont, any time I ever travelled with them before I used my photo drivers licence.
Graham, I read that already, thats why Im asking....the drivers licence no. was accepted in the online check in process..didnt see this till today. Surely since all the other airlines (yes Ive checked) that fly between u.k and ireland accept drivers licence with a photo so how can it be legal for Ryanair to make up their own rules different from EU rules???

Well it must have been close to 20 years since you flew with Ryanair then because they haven't accepted driving licences in my memory of flying with them.

The drop down list for check in does not have a DL option so you could not have checked in properly.

Pretty much the entire travelling public are aware of Ryanair's rules at this stage. If they say you need a passport to fly with them that's their call. Not illegal in any sense of the word.


Don't hold your breath for them going out of business either. They are probably the most sucessful airline in Europe at present.

AFAIK every other carrier to the UK will accept DLs so I'm sure you will get to London tomorrow for significantly less than €400.

Actually a quick check of skyscanner will get you a flight from DUB to SEN for €74 with Air Lingus Regional tomorrow morning (cheaper that FR as it happens)

LiamMc

coylemj wrote: »

It's in their terms and conditions and you ticked the box to accept them.

BuffyBot wrote: »

They, like any airline, are free to set whatever ID requirement they wish before letting you board. They are breaking no laws. There are no "EU rules" on this matter.

They've required passports for a number of years now.

A person does not sign away their rights under law. The rights of the individual still remain.

Travel and Transport Operators cannot set the criteria for Identification.

robinph

LiamMc wrote: »

A person does not sign away their rights under law. The rights of the individual still remain.

Travel and Transport Operators cannot set the criteria for Identification.

You do not require a passport to travel between UK / Ireland as a citizen of either state.

However, Ryanair are responsible for ensuring that they don't transport people who do not meet that requirement. As the UK and Ireland do not have any standard other form of ID such as other EU states do, they require a passport to be able to check they are not transporting people they shouldn't which would result in them getting fined.

It has been a very long time since you didn't need a passport for Ryanair.

Graham

LiamMc wrote: »

A person does not sign away their rights under law. The rights of the individual still remain.

Travel and Transport Operators cannot set the criteria for Identification.

Try checking in for a Ryanair flight with just your Driver License. When you're not permitted to check-in/board the flight quote the above and see how far it gets you. :rolleyes:

When you buy a ticket from Ryanair you agree to their terms and conditions which clearly state what they will accept as idetification.

Graham

Graham wrote: »

Try checking in for a Ryanair flight with just your Driver License. When you're not permitted to check-in/board the flight quote the above and see how far it gets you. :rolleyes:

When you buy a ticket from Ryanair you agree to their terms and conditions which clearly state what they will accept as idetification.

OP claims to have checked in using Driving Liscence, which I thought wasn't possible.

Graham

I'm not sure if the online check-in validates the format of the number you enter. You could probably enter your Tesco clubcard number and have no problems at all until you got to the airport.

BuffyBot

Travel and Transport Operators cannot set the criteria for Identification.

Yes, they can. I'm not sure how you think otherwise. Ryanair (or any other airline) are under no obligation to accept a certain form of ID (i.e. drivers licence) if they do not wish to. There is no "right" to board one of their planes.

redroisin

srfc19 They have single handedly driven down the prices of air travel across Europe. Yeah, right, and now they charge for everything but breaths of air! lol THATS why they are being forced to stop charging a penalty for anything bigger/heavier than the smallest hand luggage....including choosing yr own seat!!! I can wish them UN-success if I want to cos they never do the decent thing and give you a refund but over charge at ever opportunity!!
I did get to u.k on the dub to sen sat and returned today. Thanks for all the helpful comments, I really appreciate it. :-)

keithclancy

redroisin wrote: »

srfc19 They have single handedly driven down the prices of air travel across Europe. Yeah, right, and now they charge for everything but breaths of air! lol THATS why they are being forced to stop charging a penalty for anything bigger/heavier than the smallest hand luggage....including choosing yr own seat!!! I can wish them UN-success if I want to cos they never do the decent thing and give you a refund but over charge at ever opportunity!!
I did get to u.k on the dub to sen sat and returned today. Thanks for all the helpful comments, I really appreciate it. :-)

I would look at it the opposite way and say that other Airlines charge you by default even if you don't need it.

At least Ryanair give you the option to choose whether you want the extra service or not.

With the carry on luggage thing, there's airlines that have a lower allowance than Ryanair, walked by a few check in Desks at Amsterdam Schiphol airport and some were as low as 8kg.

If anything its better, since people will absolutely rip the pi$$ otherwise. The only way they can enforce it (other than not letting people fly or making them throw stuff away) is by enforcing a financial option.

We flew yesterday from Venice to Maastricht for 50 euros for 2 people including 2 carry on bags (15KG).

Cheapest alternative was KLM at 120 for a return trip for 2 people without using the second leg (If you book one way only it was twice the price)

With the Passport vs Driving license thing, they are a private company not a border control. An off license can refuse to take a Driving license for example.

Fatswaldo

I fly with ryanair a few times each month. OK, customer service is not their strong point. The crew are not the friendliest bunch and their bag police are a bit anal about their job but as long as you follow the rules, theres no issue. If you're only going to be on a plane for an hour or two, whats the problem.

The 10kg baggage allowance actually more generous than most airlines (aer lingus' allowance on regional flghts - Dublin to Glasgow /Edinburgn/Manchester/Liverpool is only 7.5kg) Ryanair flights are always on time and generally the chespest.

When I first needed to travel to UK in the mid 80s the flight prices were out of my league - The ferry/train was the only thing I could afford. RA came along and changed all that! Good luck to them!

Impetus

robinph wrote: »

It has been a very long time since you didn't need a passport for Ryanair.

Ireland does now have an ID card. Admittedly a badly designed and implemented document, but it is accepted in 30 Eurospace countries. And Ryanair has no line item on the dropdown list in its check-in routine for this card - if you say your nationality is Irish, the only option for the nasty Ryanair dictatorship is a passport. Or don't fly with that company.

https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/top-passport-questions/new-passport-card/

schemingbohemia

Impetus wrote: »

Ireland does now have an ID card. Admittedly a badly designed and implemented document, but it is accepted in 30 Eurospace countries. And Ryanair has no line item on the dropdown list in its check-in routine for this card - if you say your nationality is Irish, the only option for the nasty Ryanair dictatorship is a passport. Or don't fly with that company.

https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/top-passport-questions/new-passport-card/

Wow, drag up a 2 year old thread to post incorrect information, well done!!

It's not an ID card and as it states on their website, it can be used to check in online with Ryanair.
When travelling on my Passport Card what number do I use to check in online?

When checking in online use the card number located at the upper right hand corner on the face of the card (for example C12345678).

Impetus

schemingbohemia wrote: »

Wow, drag up a 2 year old thread to post incorrect information, well done!!

It's not an ID card and as it states on their website, it can be used to check in online with Ryanair.
When travelling on my Passport Card what number do I use to check in online?

When checking in online use the card number located at the upper right hand corner on the face of the card (for example C12345678).

It is an ID card. A passport card is a stupid name, devised by a stupid government. I travelled on Ryanair in the past two weeks and there was no provision for an Irish citizen card online during the check-in process (where Ryanair illegally demand ID card stuff (dob, issue date, citizenship) - data that is only required from flights originating outside of Schengen to Spanish airports (which requirement is also probably illegal under EU data privacy law).

The Google app store has hundreds of negative stories* on this card - probably more than any other app on the Android system.

The dates are stupidly duplicated in Irish and English for the name of the month - making it confusing for the non-Irish person to read (eg at a frontier point). The German ID card has the date of birth and other dates in the 31.12.2015 format - which is clear and fast to read.

Despite supplying a picture in colour with the application, passport cards come with the picture converted into monochrome - which makes them look like something from the 1930s. Around the same vintage as the Irish public service's general "state of mind". There is no chip on the card for signing documents.

The poorly designed card ordering process does not even send one an email to acknowledge the request. Pig ignorant DFA.

Yet another national embarrassment of poor quality and poor second-rate design, like virtually everything else "made in Ireland".

*https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ie.dfa.irishpassportcard.x1282&hl=en

kerry4sam

Thread closed.

We have an active thread for *All* passport related info right here should you wish to continue discussing your views and thoughts on the new 'Passport Card' by our Department Foreign Affairs & Trade.

Thanks,
kerry4sam