Flying from england to scottland

[WotsitMum]

So in april Im planning to fly from south england to scottland for a family event.

I will be 6 months pregnant and my son will be 17 months old. Any tips? I will be traveling with several family members too!

Also am i right in thinking my 17 month old does not need a passport to go from england to scottland? What would i need to bring with me? Father will not be with us but his surname is double barreled with mine so shouldnt be any problems?

You don’t need a passport but I would get one. You will need a birth certificate otherwise.

You don’t need anything else it is only going to be circa a 1 hours flight. Pack what you’d pack any other day to travel on the bus/ car journey. Some toys a spare pair of clothes and nappy’s, this isn’t a military operation

FGS - it's the same country - no passport needed!!!

FGS - it's the same country - no passport needed!!!

Scotland is the same country as England? Think you might need to look up the meaning of the word country.
They are separate countries OP but all part of the UK so no passport required.

Id take your passport and birth certificate. It's highly, highly unlikely you'll need it but if you are anxious about the whole thing it will reassure you.

I sent DH with DS strapped to his front - from London to Glasgow, when DS was tiny. DH was terrified.

They lost one sock. Someone picked it up and gave it back to them.

This is a man who has managed to come a cropper in airports all over the world. It will be absolutely fine

I’m assuming you’re not British, so you don’t know how things work. Nobody needs a passport between the countries of the U.K., it’s all the same country. You will need photo I.D. To fly to Scotland (one t) but I’m not sure what a child would need, check on the airline website. The flights are very short so no great preparation is needed. You’ll spend longer in the departure airport than you do in the air.

Will you be buying 17mo a seat? If not, one of the other family members may need to have him on their laps not you because at 6 months pregnant it won't be that comfortable for you, or practical even.

Check arrangements for pushchairs at the airports... some don't return them to baggage reclaim (like Gatwick, the courtesy ones were no where to be seen...)

You’ll need photo ID.

Your child can travel on your ID as they’re under 16 with easyJet (or at least they could 4 years ago when DD lost her passport and had to travel on mine age 15) but check the policy of other airlines.

Lastly. It’s Scotland (no double t).

Have a lovely trip

It’s all within the uk so you won’t need any paperwork for your dc
No passport for you but you probably do need some photo ID

As others have said ask one of your other family members to have dc on their lap. Or you can swap around, no big deal for a short flight. Be prepared at the other end to carry dc to the baggage reclaim.
IME slings are good for this

Youll need photo id even for domestic flights

The child doesn’t with easyJet. @Branleuse

www.easyjet.com/en/help/boarding-and-flying/travel-documents-and-information

Check with your airline website about id requirements. I don't get asked for id flying ba but do for easyJet and Ryanair, and they accept different things as id, so best just to check the website.

Get your 17 month old their own seat - it's worth it. Having them on your knee is kind of ok, but I once got stuck on the tarmac and deeply regretted my DC sitting on my pregnant bladder. As did the poor guy next to me. If you've got family you might be able to play pass the baby if you pay extra to select your seats to be close together.

Different airlines have different rules for buggies so check the websites. You can usually put a buggy through as gate baggage if you've agreed it at check-in.

I went from Gatwick to Inverness with a 1 year old last year.
My son has his dad’s last name and I don’t, but it didn’t cause us any issue. I didn’t have to show his birth certificate (though I had it, just in case).
Under 2’s sit on your lap usually, so book a window seat if you can- my son spent the entire time looking out of the window! I had bought some child’s headphones and downloaded some kids shows onto my phone but I ended up not needing them because he was so interested in the view.

Please check with the airline what kind of ID is acceptable for you /your child. I've seen people get stuck having flown up with easyjet and then ryanair not letting them on the flight back because they didn't have their passport. Airline's discretion.

(on the train you dont need any ID).

Youll need photo id even for domestic flights

Only if you check in bags

@CraftyGin

FGS - it's the same country - no passport needed!!!

All travellers need photo ID

@BluebellsGreenbells

Youll need photo id even for domestic flights

Only if you check in bags

Depends on the airline

OP- PLEASE check with the airline, you may well need documentation for the baby. Not all airlines have the same policy- you're being given some terribly wrong advice on here.

@BluebellsGreenbells

Youll need photo id even for domestic flights

Only if you check in bags

Im pretty sure i needed photo ID flying from stansted to glasgow with easyjet or ryanair. Ive done it loads of times. Mind you, ive never tried doing it without having ID

You will need photo ID. Scotland is a separate country from England but still within the UK.

Scotland is a "Nation"

"Country" is too vague a word in the UK.

You might also consider going by train. Air travel is very tedious and frustrating.

Train ticket prices are ludicously high if you pay the list price, but not if you pre- book at bargain rates. It also depends if you are near a suitable station.

Pre covid i would fly to scottland twice a year but havent been since covid and having a baby so i know its only a short flight. Its babys first flight, im worried about the taking off and landing, i know ill have plenty of family with me to help but its the restraing in the seat whilst taking off and landing, hes a fidgety baby that dosent like beeing held long!

Were flying with loganair, i will contact there customer service about what is needed for 'id' as such for little one as he has no photo id!

Were booking all flights together so hopefuly will be seated together, my mums offered to hold LO but he gets clingy to me in unknown places so i can see him trying to climb to me!

You may find where he can sit is determined by location of child oxygen masks

it’s all the same country.

No, it's not. Scotland is a country and England is a country. We're in a political union with each other.

Think of it this way...if Scotland isn't a country, then England isn't either. Do you believe that? If so, how could England win the World Cup in 1966?

I cannot believe how many people in England trot out this nonsense. The UK is treated as one nation due to our unique geography - this does not make us one country, we're still most definitely a political union of countries.

But no, for now you don't need a passport.

Natz coming out in force.

@WotsitMum okay, if Loganair you don’t need photo I’d for baby, but they advise to take the birth certificate. I’ve never been asked (they are the only airline who fly out of my local airport) and my children have flown at least 50 times with them.

You get a seatbelt extension for the the 17 month old but if you are heavily pregnant they may ask you to sit him on another family members lap. They will also give you a baby life jacket to put in your seat pocket.

For take off an landing mine I distracted mine with the emmergency landing card, favourite book, “playing” clapping games and pointing things out.

The planes are small so it can be noisy but, the cabin crew are excellent with small kids make a fuss of them, and it’s much easier than easyJet etc. these crews are used to island families like mine who use planes like buses, and babies first flights are 2-4 days old coming back from hospital. It will be absolutely fine.