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Flying with children....ID needed?

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Hopefully someone here can help me out......I am flying with my 3 year old this week, and I can't get an answer as to if he needs to have ID. Anybody have any info on this they would care to share?
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  • Stephanie2167Stephanie2167 member
    I bring DDs birth certificate although I have never been asked for it. We've flown almost 10 times since she's was born. Actually our last trip on our way home I was frantically looking for her certificate and couldn't find it. Once we got home I realized I had left it home all along.


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  • wedseptwedsept member
    They may ask for your LO's birth certificate, especially if you travel internationally.
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  • bridetobe920bridetobe920 member
    We have flown many times with DD, and have had the agent ask for her ID about half of the time.
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  • wedseptwedsept member
    Actually, if it is international, I assume you also need a passport.
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  • bridetobe920bridetobe920 member
    Sorry, posted too early.   By ID, I meant birth certificate.    We always take it when we fly with DD
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  • aglennaglenn member
    I've never been asked for it, either, but always bring their birth certificates just in case.  When I was younger and traveling with my parents, the airline asked for my little sister's birth certificate and we didn't have it and it was a huge hassle.  I don't remember what caused them to ask for it, but that memory has stuck with me and I keep them on hand just in case.
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  • arishiaarishia
    We brought his birth certificate. We weren't asked for it on the way there, but we were on the way back.
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  • carlab44carlab44 member
    We've flown numerous times and have never been asked for any sort of id on flights within the US. But it can't hurt to bring along a copy of the birth certificate.
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  • Ginlyn0Ginlyn0 member
    I recently flew on 4 different flights with my 12 yo DD and my 11 yo stepdaughter (SD). I took both of their birth certificates but was never asked to show it or any ID for them even though my DD has a different last name than my SD and I do. I would take something just in case though.
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  • LSU628LSU628 member
    The only time I was ever asked was the 1st time I flew with DD as a lap child. I guess they just wanted to make sure she really was under 2.
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  • CBNJ2012CBNJ2012 member
    We've flown numerous times since my daughter was 3 months and only when it was international did we need ID (and then a passport). Have you checked the website of your airline? For example, United has their policy spelled out pretty clearly at https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/airport/id/travel.aspx.  
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  • PajamaTimePajamaTime member

    The airlines have different policies. Call the customer service line for the airline that you are flying.  

    We recently flew on Frontier airlines with my 2 year old and no id was needed.  I brought a copy of his birth certificate just in case and I was never asked for it.  

     

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  • sucredeesucredee member

    We started flying with DD at 11 days and never brought an ID and were never asked for it (and we fly a lot but only on United). Kids under 18 do not need an ID (at least not on United). I could see bringing something if you have a lap child that is really big/tall for his/her age but once they have their own seat it shouldn't matter. I also have two SD who are now 18 and 20 and we are raising our 2 nieces who are 13 and 18. The only thing they ever ask is who is who and how old they are. Again, this is all on United. 

    Obviously if you fly internationally you need a passport. 

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  • m3l0d1m3l0d1
    imagewedsept:
    They may ask for your LO's birth certificate, especially if you travel internationally.


    If you travel international, you need a passport, not a birth certificate.
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  • JenGKJenGK

    I've only been asked when flying with the boys as lap children.  I know Southwest requires one for all lap children, even those obviously under 2. 

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