Flight check-in to bring Birth Cert or not?? - Page 2 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Do you live out of the country? I you live in the US you don't need it, if you live out of the US I'm not sure.
If they live outside the U.S., they'd have to have their Passports, anyway ...
Kids don't need ID or birth certificates, however, if bringing them will lead to ease of mind and domestic tranquility ... they won't HURT to have, either.
Wouldnt it have been a million times EASIER if the O.p. simply called the airlines?
She did. Her DH was still convinced otherwise. I believe her hope is that the weight of people here saying "our kids never need I.D." will help convince him otherwise.
Children under 18 do not need any identification to fly if you are flying with in the country.
Like WDW, we can call the airlines and depending on the agent you speak to, get a different answer. The TSA: Air Travel site is the official website for air travel. All airlines and airports must follow these rules regarding security. My husband and his family questioned me on a regualtion regarding traveling with liquids. I pointed them to the TSA site and they still did not believe me because the airline told them it was okay to bring a large unopened bottle of gin in my in-laws carryon. They found out the hard way when the inlaws had to dump the gin and the TSA agent told them they should have listened to me and the TSA website. I sooo wanted to say "I told you so!"
Not only did our not need ID to fly...the second trip I had them help get luggage to the counter and then immediately step out of the way and wait. This was also because they had no idea we were going to AKL and we did want them to see the tags... but still, they were not even a factor in the process of checking in and checking our bags.
To drop the matter though, I think I would tell Dh to make copies and put them with out stuff. He can be happy and you can not get bugged about it anymore.
To address the comment about calling the airline... just like calling WDW...you do not always get the best answers from calling some rent-an-operator. I love asking things here in addition to calling places because there are thousand's of experienced people here...and, everyone is so helpful and nice!
I wouldn't take anything that I'm afraid to lose.
And frankly, even a BC copy has info about my kid that I wouldn't want dropped on the floor of the airport.
My dd was asked for id at the philadelphia airport once by an older gentleman at the check point. She just stared at him, she was 12 at the time. I told him she was 12 and he looked her over and let her go by. I have no idea what he was thinking?!?!?! She has never been asked since then or before then, I think he was just having a bad day.
I think I may have met the same gentleman at PHL -- he asked my son (aged 12) for his driver's license. In return he got a smirk, so he asked my son for his employer's name and that got a laugh. Then the gentleman smiled.
I think it may be his attempt at humor, but it kinda freaked me out. I'm used to being so serious during the security process and it threw me.
Eileen
I guess airtravel in the US is much easier than airtravel in Canada. Even for domestic here you have to show at least a birth certificate. And if only 1 parent is taking a child you need written concent from the other parent and have it notorized by a lawyer. WOW crazy how easy it is to travel in the States. I will be taking all of our ID, health cards, birth certificates, you name it. If something were to happen and I didn't have them I would go crazy. As long as they are in a safe place why not take them, just to be on the safe side. DS#1 was a big kid and we had to show ID that he was under 2 when the gate person stopped to question us.
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