For various reasons, a civil passport can be lost, damaged, stolen, or given for exchange. In such cases, it is possible to fly across Russia with a passport, but with some reservations, which are important to familiarize yourself with before buying tickets.
Is it allowed to fly in the Russian Federation with a passport: as the law states
According to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 232 dated 03.13.1997, the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation certifies the identity in our country. At the same time, according to the Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 231 of 25.10.2010, the passenger certifies his identity with a document established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, that is, a citizen's passport. A passport is required on international flights with an open visa to the country of departure.
However, the right to change the identity document is enshrined in clause 51 of the Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 82 dated June 28, 2007. During check-in for a flight, you can present a different document, but only if the corresponding changes were made to the automated booking system in advance. In other words, if a passenger intends to submit a passport to the registrar upon departure, he must notify the air carrier in advance. You can't do that at the last minute.
Although an international passport is not the main document proving the identity of citizens of the Russian Federation, there are no legal obstacles to using it to purchase air tickets and confirm registration for a flight at airports on local airlines.
Reasons for using a passport instead of an internal one
Various everyday troubles prevail among the reasons forcing passengers to use additional options for checking in for the plane. It is especially difficult when a nuisance is discovered on the day of departure.
Loss of the main document
A citizen of the Russian Federation who has lost his passport must apply for this to the nearest department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it is at the place of residence, then a new document will be issued in 10 days, and all these days you will have to use a temporary identity card. For those who applied in another locality, wait even longer - 30 days... If you need to fly out immediately, you should contact the air carrier and agree on the replacement of the identity card with a passport.
Non-compliance with customs control standards
This wording is understood as:
- The absence of any information that is mandatory for a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (date of birth, gender, name of the issuing authority, etc.);
- A spoiled or unclear photo;
- Torn or stained pages.
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Anything that does not allow the registrar to accurately establish the necessary information is the basis for refusing to accept a document to confirm the identity of the passenger.
Your passport has recently expired
Upon reaching the age of citizens of the Russian Federation 20 and 45 years old document is changed to a new one. If the registrar discovers that the passport has expired, then he has the right to refuse the passenger to check-in for the flight. Since replacing it will require at least 10 days, often there is no other way out but to show a passport. This is worth taking advantage of.
How to buy air tickets with a passport
Air carriers are interested in the largest possible passenger traffic. For this purpose, all conditions have been created so that everyone could buy a ticket for the flight in a convenient way. When instead of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation it is necessary to use a passport, they use the following official methods.
At special cash desks
At the airport, there are often several ticket offices of various carriers, but they are not always round-the-clock. If you need to use your passport to buy a ticket for a domestic flight, you should contact just such a ticket office to resolve the issue of confirming the identity of the passenger.
On the Internet
There are many portals specializing in the provision of air ticket sales services. The advantages of this method are obvious:
- Real employees are not able to cover all the variety of proposals that are relevant at the moment, taking into account the constantly changing situation;
- Online booking allows you not only to select the best offer among similar ones, but also to cancel it at your discretion if plans suddenly change.
Most of the air carriers in our country have their own websites. It is enough to type in the search bar of the browser the name of the company of interest to get the address of its online service. To book and buy tickets, you must go through the registration procedure.
Authorization on the site is carried out if you have a mobile phone. It is enough to come up with a password and enter your SIM card number to get your personal account for use.
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From this point on, you can perform various actions on this portal:
- Plan a route;
- Get acquainted with special offers;
- Book and buy tickets.
At the stage of booking, the future passenger enters the identity card data into special windows.
If he wants to use a passport, but the service does not provide him with such an opportunity, then he will have to:
- Apply personally to the air carrier's ticket office;
- Solve the issue by phone;
- Choose another company.
Possible problems
The reasons for refusing to sell a ticket or check-in for a flight upon presentation of a passport are the same as for a regular one:
- The document does not comply with the norms of customs control;
- It has expired.
If the pages of the passport are crumpled, stained, torn, gnawed by a pet, damaged in another way, and you need to fly, then you need to take care of replacing it with a new one in advance.
To do this, contact GUVM Ministry of Internal Affairs... The application is submitted in person, having previously registered through the MFC or the website of the State Services to the electronic queue. After paying the state fee and submitting an application at least 1 month later, the applicant will be issued a new passport.
The procedure for replacing an expired document is exactly the same. Today, a new type of passport with a validity period of 10 years (biometric) and an old one, valid only 5 years old.
Having discovered at the last minute that a foreign passport is missing or lost, and a Russian one is not on hand, all that remains is to use other identity documents. Air carriers solve such issues most often in favor of the client.
Additionally, you can confirm your identity:
- Military ID;
- Birth certificate;
- Seaman's passport;
- An international driver's license.
In the case when a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation is absent for any reason, it is quite possible to get on a domestic flight with a passport. With it, you can buy a ticket at a specialized ticket office of the carrier or through online services. There are no legislative or other obstacles to this.
