Effective from 25th February 2026, Aer Lingus will introduce a new aligned travel document policy across all international travel. This means that all customers (including Irish or British nationals) travelling on flights between the Republic of Ireland and the UK (Common Travel Area) will now require a valid passport or Irish passport card. The other forms of photo ID (driver’s licence, government issued photo ID, etc) previously accepted will no longer be valid for travel on Common Travel Area routes.

Passengers travelling on domestic services with Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Emerald Airlines, are exempt from this updated travel policy. Domestic services include Belfast-UK and Dublin-Donegal routes.

This aligns with the travel document requirements across the rest of our network. This will ensure consistency across our network and further improve our operational performance for our customers.

Also effective from 25 February 2026, Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) will be required by anyone travelling to the UK who is not a British or Irish national and does not hold a valid UK visa or other immigration permission. Certain nationalities will require an eVisa. Customers are strongly advised to check the UK Government website for further information.

Aer Lingus advises customers to check all travel documents in advance of travel to avoid any disruption.