Can i fly on my provisional licence?

fannyannie_2

I want to fly from birmingham to derry, ireland. I've lost my passport and really dont want to pay for a new one as i'm not likely to use it again in the next few years. I dont have a pink licence just the green one.

Also does my son need a passport to fly there he's 2 and a half

Thanks in advance xx

richardw

All passengers must present valid photo identification at check-in for all flights. The only acceptable forms of photo-ID on Ryanair flights are:

• A valid passport (passport for travel outside the EEA must have six months validity beyond the date of entry).
• A valid National Identity Card issued by the government of a European Economic Area (EEA) country. Only the following countries from the EEA issue National Identity Cards which are acceptable for carriage: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden (for travel within the Schengen area only) or Switzerland.
• For British and Irish citizens who are travelling on flights to/from the United Kingdom to/from the Republic of Ireland (Common Travel Area), a valid driving licence with photo is acceptable photo ID. Passengers who are citizens of other countries travelling on these routes must present a valid passport (with visa if applicable) or a National Identity Card issued by the government of a European Economic Area (EEA) country.
• A valid driving licence with photo is acceptable photo ID for travel on domestic flights. (Please note that driving licences are not accepted when passengers are using online check-in).
• In accordance with Article 28(1) of the 1951 UN Convention, a valid UN Refugee Convention Travel Document issued by a Government in place of a valid passport.
• In accordance with Article 27 of the 1954 UN Convention for Stateless Persons, a valid Convention Travel Document issued by a contracting state in place of a valid passport.

N.B. Children under 16 years (including infants) travelling with an adult are required to have photo-ID when travelling on flights between EEA countries. Acceptable photo-ID for children under 16 is either a valid passport or a valid National Identity Card issued by an EEA country. Children must always be travelling with the adult named on a visa vignette, if visa is applicable.
Residence cards, family books, seaman books or military ID cards etc. will NOT be accepted for travel in place of the required valid photo-ID detailed above.
Expired or damaged forms of photo-ID will not be accepted for any flight.
Failure to present valid photo-ID matching the names on your reservation will result in your being refused check-in.
Photo-ID is not required for children when travelling with an adult if:

• Children under 16 are travelling between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland or on domestic flights within either the United Kingdom or Ireland
• Children under 16 who are included on the passport of the parent with whom they are travelling.
• German children under 10 are in possession of a valid German Government Kinderausweis travel document.
• German, French and Spanish children under 14 in possession of a birth certificate and or valid Family Book when travelling on domestic flights within Spain, France and Germany only.
• Italian children up to the age of 15 years who are in possession of a valid Certificato Di Nascita which has been endorsed as "VALIDO PER L'ESPATRIO" valid for travel and signed by "IL QUESTORE" subject to acceptance for entry to your destination.

aramo

fannyannie wrote: »

I want to fly from birmingham to derry, ireland.

Derry is not in Ireland it's in Northern Ireland which means it should probably count as an internal UK flight.

FWIT I wouldn't chance using any document other than the ones explicitly mentioned by Ryanair you could find you can fly out OK and then get stopped on the return leg.

Marty_J

aramo wrote: »

Derry is not in Ireland it's in Northern Ireland which means it should probably count as an internal UK flight.

FWIT I wouldn't chance using any document other than the ones explicitly mentioned by Ryanair you could find you can fly out OK and then get stopped on the return leg.

Being in Ireland (an island to the west of Britain) and being in Northern Ireland (an administrative region of the UK) are not mutually exclusive.

The Republic of Ireland and the UK are part of the common travel area, so I don't think the requirements would be different if he was flying to Belfast or Dublin.

BYALPHAINDIA

The flight should come under a 'Domestic' flight so a DL is ok.

hollydays

No,a provisional licence is for driving...

angelapops

From experience you will definitely need a current passport to travel by air with any airline on a domestic flight.

I would contact the airline direct though to confirm rather than just turn up on the day and be turned away.:A

AndysDad

If the captain doesn't mind you putting the 'L' plates on the side of the plane,you might just get away with it !

Voyager2002

angelapops wrote: »

From experience you will definitely need a current passport to travel by air with any airline on a domestic flight.

I would contact the airline direct though to confirm rather than just turn up on the day and be turned away.:A

No, I have used a university identity card for domestic flights with Flybe.

The OP should check whether Ryanair accept the citizen card and/or a staff card from his place of work: these are satisfactory for domestic flights on many airlines.

Reggie_Rebel

You may be better with a magic carpet but it's possible

alanjuk

the OP doesn't say if the driving license is a photo one or not