If my DNI is up for renewal, is the receipt valid?
The new National Security Plan regulation states that as of 1 October 2008 no type of slip or receipt is to be admitted as valid documentation. Passengers will only be permitted with a valid National Identity card, passport or registration certificate.
Required documentation for your journey
It is your responsibility as a passenger to ensure you have all the necessary documentation for your journey and that your it is not inside the luggage you plan to check-in. Before you begin your journey, please make sure that all passengers (including children) have the required documentation to enter or leave the country (passport, visa, vaccination certificate, ID card/Registration Certificate, Residence Certificate or any other documentation that you may need). Please, check-in advance with the consulate or embassy of the country of destination for information on the documents and/or visas required to enter and leave the country.
For security reasons, you will have to show your documents at the security control and at the boarding gate, regardless of where you are travelling to. Here is a list of the valid documents accepted at Spanish airports.
Spanish citizens
DNI or passport (children under the age of 14 years are not required to have this documentation when travelling within Spain, parents or guardians travelling with them will be held responsible).
Citizens of the EU, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Andorra
Valid passport or National Identity card.
Citizens of other countries
Valid passport or travel document proving your identity.
For unaccompanied minors
You must have the National Identity card/passport of the child and the family record book or an attested photocopy of it (only valid for domestic flights in Spain). In addition, make sure that it is complete and has not expired as any damage to your documentation may prevent your entry to or exit from the country, or you may not be allowed to board the aircraft. If you have any queries, ask your travel agent or contact Spanair Center.
For residents of the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Royal Decree 1316/2001 published in the Official Gazette and effective from 16 December 2001 states that to benefit from resident discount you must prove your residence when you purchase your ticket – by means of your DNI card or Residency card, accompanied by a Residence Certificate if your documentation has not been updated to that effect. In addition, both when checking in and prior to boarding you must show your DNI card or residency card.
Numerous families
To receive the discount on fares for domestic flights referred to in Article 3, travellers must provide proof of being a member of a numerous family to airlines, their offices and ticket-issuing agencies, with the valid official numerous family document or individual document issued by the competent authorities of their autonomous region in accordance with the provisions of Article 2, Law 40/2003 of November 18, for the protection of numerous families.
Required documents at check-in
Please, introduce your ID document so we can identify you at check-in. By doing so the check-in process will be easier and quicker. Remember that the required ID documents at check-in are not the same as the requiered ID documents at the Security Control. For example, the Registration Certificate is not valid as a travel document.
Here we show you all the valid documents:
DNI with letter (NIF)
Example: DNI: 12345678-A introduce 12345678A
Registration Certificate/ NIE with letters
Example: NIE: X-1234567B introduce X1234567B
National ID
Example: National ID: ABC-123456789 introduce ABC123456789
Passport
Example: Passport: ABC123456789-EF introduce ABC123456789EF
Important
• The same ID docuement can be used for all the passengers in the booking.
• Children under 14 years without ID document should introduce the parent's/guardian's document.
• Please, only introduce numbers. It is not permitted to use special characters as (-/*).
Required documents to obtain the resident or numerous family discount
During the booking process you should indicate the type of resident or numerous family discount that you are entitled to. You can do it by one of the following options:
1.- National ID card (DNI) with registered residence address
Choose this option if you have a DNI card showing your correct registered residence address.
NB: Do not use special characters (; . - /). Only alphanumeric characters can be entered in this field.
2.- Child without National ID card
Select the “Child without National ID card” option for passengers under 14 years of age who do not have a DNI card. Enter the passenger’s date of birth and the registration number of the Residence Certificate issued by the municipality of residence.
3.- National ID card without registered residence address
Select this option if you have a National Identity card that does not show the correct registered residence address. You must provide your DNI card number and that of your residence certificate number.
NB: Do not use special characters (; . - /). Only alphanumeric characters can be entered in this field.
4.- Registration Certificate
Select this option if you have a Registration Certificate issued by the Central Registry Office for Foreigners.
NB: The NIE card is no longer valid when applying for the resident discount. The Registration Certificate is required in order for foreign national passengers to be eligible for the discount.
Schengen
Flights are divided into three groups according to the origin and destination: Schengen countries, non-Schengen EU countries and other countries.
Schengen countries
Flights with origin or destination in countries that are signatories to the Schengen Agreement. Citizens of these countries can freely cross interior borders. Domestic flights are classified as Schengen. These are the Schengen countries:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland (no EU), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway (no EU), Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden
Non-Schengen EU countries
Flights with origin or destination in EU countries that do not belong to the Schengen Agreement. Free movement of people does not exist. These are the non-Schengen EU countries:
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and United Kingdom
Other countries
Flights with origin or destination in non-EU countries that do not belong to the Schengen Agreement.
Source of information: AENA
Travel between the European Union and the United States
Information for Spanair customers travelling between the European Union and the United States
Important notice: A new regulation for passengers travelling to the US came into effect on 12 January 2009 obliging all passengers to fill in an online application form. It applies to all passengers visiting the US for less than 90 days. It must be completed 72 hours before the departure of your flight. This application will be valid for up to two years or until the passenger's current passport expires.
For further information and to obtain the application form click here.
US legislation obliges airlines flying to or from the US to provide the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the US Department of Homeland Security with certain details of passengers to increase the security of flights and of the United States. Spanair S.A. must meet these requirements. The European Commission has established that the CBP has a suitable level of protection that allows the transfer of data from your booking to the US. The fundamental objective of gathering information on your booking is to ensure the security of travel between the EU and the US and to safeguard US security.
Therefore, the CBP uses data on the Passenger Name Registration (PNR) for flights between the EU and the US in order to prevent and fight against terrorism and other serious international crimes. These and other data can be used for contrasting with the list of passenger who may be a threat for airline security. The information from your booking will be kept for three years and six months and will be shared with other authorities if necessary.