I.D./documentation for 2 1/2 year old when flying?

[SEC]

I have bought plane tickets for an upcoming trip and this is the first time I had to buy a ticket for my child. What kind of i.d. or documentation will the airport accept? I have her birth cerificate but will this be enough?

 

[3happydancers]

I do not believe you need documentation for your child. My daughter is now 12 and we have been flying to the world for the past 4 years and never needed anything.

But, you might want to check with the airline you are flying with. (We fly SWA)

 

[ancestry]

Children under 18 years of age do not need any type of identification.

 

[ancestry]

Forgot to add unless they are flying as a lap child. With a lap child you need to prove their age.

 

[wdwmaw]

Some airlines (Allegiant does) require children to show proof of age or some sort of ID. You should take the birth certificate and also some sort of photo ID that is dated. Saw a child once and parents had birth certificate and childs name came up on a watch list. They refused her to board because they could not provide a photo ID of the child that matched the birth certificate. We just use their student school ID, they are dated. You can also go to your DMV and they will sometimes take a photo ID of your child for free, check before you go.

We also have flown SW many times and have never had to show anything for our DD.

Please check with your airline and make sure you have every option covered.

 

[Hannathy]

Some airlines (Allegiant does) require children to show proof of age or some sort of ID. You should take the birth certificate and also some sort of photo ID that is dated. Saw a child once and parents had birth certificate and childs name came up on a watch list. They refused her to board because they could not provide a photo ID of the child that matched the birth certificate. We just use their student school ID, they are dated. You can also go to your DMV and they will sometimes take a photo ID of your child for free, check before you go.

We also have flown SW many times and have never had to show anything for our DD.

Please check with your airline and make sure you have every option covered.

The child must have been a lap child because Allegiant doesn't require Id of kids :
* What are the requirements for photo identification for children? The FAA requires all passengers over two (2) years of age to sit in their own seat. Allegiant requires that children between fourteen (14) months and twenty-four (24) months of age carry a certified copy of their birth certificate with a raised seal to prove their age. TSA requires government-issued identification for all passengers over eighteen (18) years of age. If a passenger appears to be eighteen (18) years of age, it is recommended they bring photo identification. Photo identification must be issued by a state or national government (such as a driver license, state issued identification cards, or passport). Individuals without government-issued identification may be required to undergo additional security screening.

That is directly from their web site.

Only lap babies and people over 18 need ID.

 

[wdwmaw]

The child must have been a lap child because Allegiant doesn't require Id of kids :
* What are the requirements for photo identification for children? The FAA requires all passengers over two (2) years of age to sit in their own seat. Allegiant requires that children between fourteen (14) months and twenty-four (24) months of age carry a certified copy of their birth certificate with a raised seal to prove their age. TSA requires government-issued identification for all passengers over eighteen (18) years of age. If a passenger appears to be eighteen (18) years of age, it is recommended they bring photo identification. Photo identification must be issued by a state or national government (such as a driver license, state issued identification cards, or passport). Individuals without government-issued identification may be required to undergo additional security screening.

That is directly from their web site.


Only lap babies and people over 18 need ID.

I am right there with you I am just telling a hard lesson learned by a family. You would need to search TSA and listed people on the no fly list.Allegiant was fine with the birth certificate but TSA would not let her board. The child in question was about 8. We had talked in line and she was out of Kindergarten because that is the age group I worked with last year. I just went to the local airport tonight and booked our flights for Sept. I specifically asked about the ID thing and the ticket lady reminded us to have 2 forms of ID for our 13 year old daughter, to be safe. The ticket lady next to us was on duty during the childs boarding refusal and she went on and on about how hard that was. She again came over and stated, " you know if they had had a photo ID with expire date on it they would have let her board". I came staight out and told DH about the conversation and he made statement that or DD has never had a problem, but he must have forgotten if it can happen, it will happen to us. The government ID is the only way to fly if you happen to end up on a list or name is too close for airlines comfort.

Here are some tips to avoid being no fly listed for a pasenger on SW......

Yours is a fairly common name, but adding your middle name to your passenger records may have helped set you apart from the other Jose Ramos (or some variation thereof) that's on the selectee list. You can update your Southwest profile to include your middle name, which you can enter along with your first name in the same field on the booking form. Be sure to enter your name the same way every time.

You can also file a Passenger Verification Form with the TSA. Download it at www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/PIV_Form.pdf. You'll have to include detailed biographical information and submit the form with notarized copies of a government-issued ID.

You still wouldn't get your name off the list — or whoever's name it is that's close enough to yours to have caused you all this grief. And you'd still have to check in at the counter, but the TSA says the process should go much faster. Travelers who go through the process have their names placed in a "cleared" portion of the lists, so airline personnel can quickly figure out you're not the one they're looking for, and you can go about your business.

From the Allegiant website, boarding/check in option http://www.allegiantair.com/aaFAQ.php
What are the requirements for photo identification for children?
The FAA requires all passengers over two (2) years of age to sit in their own seat. Allegiant requires that children between fourteen (14) months and twenty-four (24) months of age carry a certified copy of their birth certificate with a raised seal to prove their age. TSA requires government-issued identification for all passengers over eighteen (18) years of age. If a passenger appears to be eighteen (18) years of age, it is recommended they bring photo identification. Photo identification must be issued by a state or national government (such as a driver license, state issued identification cards, or passport). Individuals without government-issued identification may be required to undergo additional security screening.

 

[Traveliz]

I am right there with you I am just telling a hard lesson learned by a family. You would need to search TSA and listed people on the no fly list.Allegiant was fine with the birth certificate but TSA would not let her board. The child in question was about 8. We had talked in line and she was out of Kindergarten because that is the age group I worked with last year. I just went to the local airport tonight and booked our flights for Sept. I specifically asked about the ID thing and the ticket lady reminded us to have 2 forms of ID for our 13 year old daughter, to be safe. The ticket lady next to us was on duty during the childs boarding refusal and she went on and on about how hard that was. She again came over and stated, " you know if they had had a photo ID with expire date on it they would have let her board". I came staight out and told DH about the conversation and he made statement that or DD has never had a problem, but he must have forgotten if it can happen, it will happen to us. The government ID is the only way to fly if you happen to end up on a list or name is too close for airlines comfort.

Here are some tips to avoid being no fly listed for a pasenger on SW......

Yours is a fairly common name, but adding your middle name to your passenger records may have helped set you apart from the other Jose Ramos (or some variation thereof) that's on the selectee list. You can update your Southwest profile to include your middle name, which you can enter along with your first name in the same field on the booking form. Be sure to enter your name the same way every time.

You can also file a Passenger Verification Form with the TSA. Download it at www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/PIV_Form.pdf. You'll have to include detailed biographical information and submit the form with notarized copies of a government-issued ID.

You still wouldn't get your name off the list — or whoever's name it is that's close enough to yours to have caused you all this grief. And you'd still have to check in at the counter, but the TSA says the process should go much faster. Travelers who go through the process have their names placed in a "cleared" portion of the lists, so airline personnel can quickly figure out you're not the one they're looking for, and you can go about your business.

From the Allegiant website, boarding/check in option http://www.allegiantair.com/aaFAQ.php
What are the requirements for photo identification for children?
The FAA requires all passengers over two (2) years of age to sit in their own seat. Allegiant requires that children between fourteen (14) months and twenty-four (24) months of age carry a certified copy of their birth certificate with a raised seal to prove their age. TSA requires government-issued identification for all passengers over eighteen (18) years of age. If a passenger appears to be eighteen (18) years of age, it is recommended they bring photo identification. Photo identification must be issued by a state or national government (such as a driver license, state issued identification cards, or passport). Individuals without government-issued identification may be required to undergo additional security screening.

So really all the 8 year old should have had to do was undergo additional security screening - the same as what they do for anyone whose name comes up on a watch list.

Liz

 

[wdwmaw]

So really all the 8 year old should have had to do was undergo additional security screening - the same as what they do for anyone whose name comes up on a watch list.

Liz

Yes, it boiled down to the parents could prove with the birth certificate who she was they just could not prove her face was the face of the birth certificate. It was very sad and they were about 7 people in the group flying together. I would have never thunk it

 

[daisyx3]

Wow, that's crazy. We've flown to WDW 11 times and never needed IDs for any of our kids until this year when the oldest was 18, and on several different airlines.
Daisyx3

 

[disneyag]

We have been flying for 16 years with our children and have never been asked for ID when flying domestically. When our babies were lap babies on SWA, a birth certificate was all that was needed. Unless you have a passport, what 8 year old even has a photo id?????

 

[klynn]

My kids, both minor age, have flown about 60 times and have never been asked to show any ID.

 

[blenny]

We did a spring break Disney trip - Wife, myself and 3 kids. Ages 6, 2 and 10months. American Airlines. Paid for the 2yr old and 6yr old. Did not need any certification for the children.

IMO - Isn't it difficult enough to travel with children then yet to have to deal w/ certification to prove their ages? With my shoes off, bags, strollers, crying infant etc, I have hard enough time w/ own ID.

My .02