Can you fly internal in the uk on a driving licence?

[sofia543]

We are debating a weekend trip to Belfast or Edinburgh, and wondering if you can fly on a driving licence?

Depends on the airline

As far as I am aware, you just need some form of official photo ID but it's 10 years since I last took an internal flight, so I could be wrong.

Yes you don't need a passport just photo id.

I think Ryan air demands a passport and remember, planes can get diverted, happened a few weeks ago that an Edinburgh to London flight got diverted to Paris!

Thanks both, it would be either Ryanair or easyJet I think

help.ryanair.com/hc/en-gb/articles/12890412632593-What-travel-documents-are-valid-and-can-be-used-for-travel-on-Ryanair-flights#:~:text=When%20travelling%20with%20Ryanair%2C%20we,A%20valid%20National%20Identity%20Card.

Double check the airline policy but there's nothing outside that that would stop you. I've definitely flown to Belfast without passport before.

EasyJet accepts photo driving licences and a few other things. Dd flies on her military id

You should be fine with Easyjet or Jet2 but not with Ryanair

That wouldn't require a passport though since the passengers aren't going to get chucked off in Paris.
OP, double check with the airline but I've flown internally with my driving license.

Yes. I do it frequently

Driving licence is fine for Ryanair.

I'm pretty sure you can also fly to Dublin on a driving licence. My DH had to do it the other week (flying with BA)

I've flown easyJet London - Glasgow several times lately and I've only been asked to show ID if I had a checked bag - driving licence was fine.

On BA once they were just asking people to show something with their name on it, eg a bank card.

No it isn't

*when travelling with Ryanair, we generally accept 2 forms of ID:

• A valid passport;
• A valid National Identity Card.

We do not accept a driver's license or birth certificate for travel to any location.*

Thanks everyone, I have a passport husband doesn't, we are gonna do an online application for his passport and see if it comes in time- planning to go in January.

Back when I lived in the UK I used to fly internal flights on a weekly basis for many years. LHR or LCY to Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow. Almost all with BA.

I brought ID with me each time but was never asked for it. That was just pre Covid so not sure if things have changed

A driving license is not fine for Ryanair

they have a blanket ban on anything but passport

I did a return trip to Edinburgh recently from London with easyJet. I took my passport with me, just in case. Flight out, we were fine with our driver licenses. Flight home nobody even asked for any form of ID.

It also rather weirdly seems to depend on the airport.

I flew with BA from Glasgow to Heathrow with my driving licence, but wasn't allowed to fly back (that was a fun morning).

Lesson learned and passport every time from now on: I refuse to take any of them at their word.