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Document Advice | Passports & Visas | Photographic Identification | Advance Passenger Information (API) for passengers to SPAIN

Document Advice

• Tickets or on-line e-ticket confirmation will be required for inspection at Check-in or the Security Search Area.
• Passports will be required for Adults, Children and Infants on routes outside the UK.
• Photographic Identification will be required for all Adults on UK domestic routes.
• Travel Insurance is recommended for all journeys and insurance documents should be carried at all times.
• European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) entitles UK travellers to reduced-cost, sometimes free, medical treatment that becomes necessary while in a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland. (EHIC replaced the E111 from 1 Jan 2006)
• Boarding Cards are issued at check-in and will be required for inspection at the security zone and before boarding.
• Passports, Visas and Photo ID information is also availble from the Air Transport Users Council.

Passports & Visas

The UK Passport Service has tips and full details of immigration requirements. Passengers on routes outside the UK must hold a full ten-year passport, in good condition and valid for a minimum period (usually at least six months) beyond the date of re-entry to the country.
For visa requirements, contact the Consulate or Embassy of the country you are planning to visit.

Photographic Identification

The following are examples of Photo ID that may be accepted:

• A valid passport (or expired up to 2 yrs)
• A full or provisional driving licence
• An EU or Swiss national ID
• A citizen card
• Police or armed forces ID
• Airport, airline or Government employee ID

Passengers are advised to check the airline's requirements e.g. flybe

Advance Passenger Information (API) for passengers to SPAIN

New rules apply for passengers flying to Spain from 13 June 2007.

The Spanish Government have introduced new regulations whereby airlines must provide the Spanish authorities with certain personal information about passengers before the aircraft leaves the UK. This information is known as Advance Passenger Information (API).

All the required API information (full name, nationality, date of birth, passport number) is on the traveller's passport.  Passengers need only present their passport at airport check-in and the airline's representative will then be responsible forwarding the information. 

Airlines may also offer passengers the opportunity to register the required API information before arrival at the airport either through their websites or travel agents.

Spain is the first European country to require the collection of API for visitors but the policy is expected to be introduced in other member countries.  

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