Is identification needed for children at airport?

[Del]

Does anyone know if kids need any other id except for their plane ticket at the airport? I'm sure all you Dis vets out there could help me. I'm short on time....check out my counter.... My bags are packed...I'm ready to go....I'm leaving on a jet plane on my way to Disney World.....Thanks for any info!


Del

 

[Cruisin]

Yes I am sure they will want some form of ID for children at the airport.
If they don't have a passport, a birth certificate would probably do.

 

[Del]

You said--I'm sure that they will want to see id--does this mean you know for sure? And if so, copies okay or originals only? Thanks to you and to anyone else who can help. Otherwise I'll have to be hold forever with the airlines and I still have packing to finish because.......I'm leaving on a jet plane don't know when I'll be back again...I really want to go...to WDW!!!!


Del

 

[athena's mommy]

Having been a Ticket/Gate agent for AA for 4 years I think I can tell you. We did not ask for id for children under the age of 16. All we asked for was their ticket. However, this was way before 9/11, so I would probably just make a copy of their birth certificate, just in case.

 

[swilphil]

I was told when I made the reservation to bring a birth certificate for my 1 yo. This may have been because he was flying as a lap baby. We did not buy him a ticket because he would just want to sit on our laps the whole time anyway. We were asked to see the birth certificate when we boarded the plane in Orlando.

 

[Jordan's MOM]

I always carry a reduced size copy of my DS's birth certificate when traveling even if we are not flying. I'm not really sure why, but it just seems like a good idea to have some form of ID along just in case.

Jordan's mom

 

[Del]

Thanks everyone!!!


Del

Hey Athena's mommy_--Are you Greek? We are! Del is Archondoulda!!

 

[athena's mommy]

Del,

No we are not Greek, but I wish we were! We just love the name and the meaning. I posted under "Pregnant Memory" as to why we named our daughter Athena.

 

[ahutton]

I've traveled twice in the past 10 weeks with my 2 DDs (3 1/2 and 19 mos.) When the 19 month old was going to ride in my lap I was asked for a copy of her birth certificate to prove she was under 2 years old. When I had purchased seats for both of them they asked if we had IDs but the fact that we didn't was not of concern to the airline. He said they always ask, because some people do have them.

 

[miche61]

We traveled two years ago with our kids ages 4,5, and 8. I don't believe we had to have id for them then. We do have pas ports for all of them, two are still Russian passports though so we could bring them with us. I don't think we'll need them though.

 

[JBurke]

We just traveled with our 3 kids in August to WDW.
We were never asked for any identifcation at O'Hare nor Orlando.

Janice

 

[beattyfamily]

NO!! You do NOT need ID for children under 16 at some airlines and 18 at others. My tip is to check your airlines website if you kids are in their teens.

The only time you may need some form of ID for a child is if you did NOT buy your infant a seat and want to prove they are under 2 years old.

Or if you are traveling overseas and on cruises.

Have fun!

fyi...

From Delta.com

If you have a paper ticket for a domestic flight, passengers age 18 and over must present one form of photo identification issued by a local state or federal government agency

From AA.com

Only passengers 18 years of age or older are required to provide government-issued photo identification for travel within the United States.

From United.com

For domestic flights, passengers age 18 and over must present one form of photo identification issued by a local state or federal government agency passport/ drivers license/ military ID) or two forms of non-photo identification, one of which must have been issued by a state or federal agency (U.S. social security card).

From Continental.com

Passengers 18 years of age or older are required to have one of the following:

An official photo identification issued by a government authority.

OR

Two forms of identification, one of which must be issued by a government authority.

From Northwest Airlines.com

Photo Identification
A government-issued picture ID is required to check in all passengers 18 years of age and older.

 

[wuv tigger]

We were not asked on either leg of our journey for ID's for our kids.

In fact, we have never been asked for ID for either of our girls.
I do carry their insurance card but will make sure I have copies of B/C from now on.

We did bring a copy of dd1's birth certificate to Legoland in CA & ending up being a bonus to us as we were able to receive a free ticket for her (part of the Model Mom's Club).

 

[Cruisin]

We travel with passports , so maybe I just hand them all over to the ticket agent and we are never really asked for ID, since I just give it to them automatically. That could be what happens for us.

 

[Disney Ella]

Southeast Air asked us for ID for the kids. Their website said that school IDs would be accepted, so that's what we brought, and they did ask to see them on both flights.

 

[gw_lit]

From the Transportation Security Administration website www.tsa.gov :

If you have a paper ticket for a domestic flight, passengers age 18 and over must present one form of photo identification issued by a local state or federal government agency (e.g.: passport/drivers license/military ID), or two forms of non-photo identification, one of which must have been issued by a state or federal agency (e.g.: U.S. social security card). For an international flight, you will need to present a valid passport, visa, or any other required documentation. Passengers without proper ID may be denied boarding.

The above applies to security screenings, airlines may have other specific requirements themselves, especially for children flying as "lap children". The only time we've been asked for ID for one of our children was when they were about a year old travelling as a "lap child". We always take copies of our children's birth certificates with us when travelling, I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it (rightly or wrongly) and not have it!