Hello, I'm travelling to Portugal with TAP Airlines from Romania. When trying to book the ticket online at the section 'Document Type' it says 'Passport' and I'm required the document's number.
I am travelling with my ID Card (being an EU Citizen), is it ok if I fill the document number from my ID Card, although I'm required the passport number?
An urgent reply would be extremely helpful,
Thank you
You should have the option to add another ID card type. And you should be fine traveling to PT with only that card, the passport is not necessary.
Enjoy Portugal :)
You are an EU Citizen but Romania is not part of the Schengen Area.
So according to the legislation, any citizen that enters the Schengen area from any non-Schengen Country needs to have a passport.
There is no option. It only says:
ATTENTION: Travelling to Portugal
According to the portuguese authorities, it is mandatory to collect the following personal information from passengers.
Document type
Passport
and it's asking for the Document Number.
I've tried to call the TAP Office, but no one is answering.
Thank you for your fast reply!
Thank you so much!
I also tried to book a flight through Vola (agency that sells TAP tickets), and they do not ask for a passaport when it comes to booking a ticket.
This is what I do not understand: why on the official site of TAP, when you book a ticket, they ask for the passaport and if you get the ticket through an agency, they ask only for the ID Card.
mneslcl, are you certain about this ?
The information I found is that OP can travel on her Romanian ID card; no need for a passport:
http://www.visitportugal.com/en/sobre-portugal/info-util
That's probably because different air agreements.
For TAP any flight within Schengen area it's like a "domestic flight", outside it's considered an international flight.
mnescl this is incorrect it is within the EU http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/eu-citizen/index_en.htm
richiavo, no it's not incorrect. You must read that link more carefully.
Romania is still not a border-free country within the EU.
So Romanian airports are considered "external flights".
Even if you don't need to have a passport if you have an ID card, it's advisable to have one because national rules may change from one country to the other within Schengen.
Just because there's a minimum check for any tourist , that doesn't mean in certain cases there would be a larger check to a citizen of the same nationality.