Ryanair-Capt's airside/Armed Forces ID bad-Student ID good (Merged)
Before "Ze Germans" get here
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Security of ISIC cards Pathetic!
I cannot believe you can travel on an ISIC card!
There is not a single night club in the British Isles who will admit entry with one of these, and do you know why? When underage drinkers want to get into Pubs etc, they get an older friends card and peel back the clear plastic so they can change the Photo. It really is that simple. We are not talking about Terrorist Masterminds here, 16 and 17 year old kids have been doing this for years. I know because I did it!
There is not a single night club in the British Isles who will admit entry with one of these, and do you know why? When underage drinkers want to get into Pubs etc, they get an older friends card and peel back the clear plastic so they can change the Photo. It really is that simple. We are not talking about Terrorist Masterminds here, 16 and 17 year old kids have been doing this for years. I know because I did it!
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Ryanair and id's
I find it really bizarre that Ryanair seem to be sooo demanding and picky at check-in when rumour has it that when it comes to getting id's for their own crew in Stansted they seem not very much bothered at all.See rumour has it that all the new cabin crew coming into London are failing their security checks so Ryanair are issuing them Dublin ids and if they can't get these ones they somehow manage to get id's issued in Skavsta??????Where u might add is Skavsta.And if all else fails they issue the operating crew member with a boarding card.Now I know these are only rumors but is that legal in the UK?????A French friend of mine has told me about these rumours,seems to be a lot of double standards in Dublin.Anybody know any more about these rumours????Merci.
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Interesting posts but i believe the real reason why Ryanair was the first in the field to insist on photo ID at check-in has nothing to do with security. It was to prevent fraudulent use of their tickets. After 9/11 it just became convenient to pretend it was a security issue.
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ID PASS AT LUTON
Have you experienced the waste of common sense at Luton Airport?
Having held ID passes for UK airports continuously for donkeys years, applied for ID pass at luton (for job there) , complete with references, proof of previous employment, etc etc, to be told that I couldn't get one 'cos I couldn't prove where I was for the 2 weeks brief unemployment I had while I was changing job and moving house to luton. They said they would accept me if I showed them proof that I'd signed on the dole...except I hadn't even done that..wasn't entitled to 'cos I left last job voluntarily...therefore I wasn't suitable to give an ID card to. Girlfriend (aircrew) also had same problem. To test their stupidity, I asked if it would be acceptable if I showed them proof that for 2 weeks I'd been working for a radical extremist religious organisation in a foreign non-western country ..to be told that it didn't matter..just as long as they could see proof of where I'd been...then I'd get an ID card.
Having held ID passes for UK airports continuously for donkeys years, applied for ID pass at luton (for job there) , complete with references, proof of previous employment, etc etc, to be told that I couldn't get one 'cos I couldn't prove where I was for the 2 weeks brief unemployment I had while I was changing job and moving house to luton. They said they would accept me if I showed them proof that I'd signed on the dole...except I hadn't even done that..wasn't entitled to 'cos I left last job voluntarily...therefore I wasn't suitable to give an ID card to. Girlfriend (aircrew) also had same problem. To test their stupidity, I asked if it would be acceptable if I showed them proof that for 2 weeks I'd been working for a radical extremist religious organisation in a foreign non-western country ..to be told that it didn't matter..just as long as they could see proof of where I'd been...then I'd get an ID card.
