Timeline for Why do airlines ask for passport during boarding and not any other document?
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| Jul 13, 2018 at 12:22 | comment | added | phoog | "freedom of circulation in Schengen space is a right granted only to Schengen citizens": and other EU citizens. But actually, the Schengen Borders Code and the Lisbon treaty on which it is based refer to "free movement of persons," not of citizens. The point is to reduce friction at internal borders. Requiring a check of immigration status is friction that is at odds with the stated aim. The free movement of noncitizens across internal borders is implied by the free movement of citizens, because if noncitizens' movement is restricted, citizens would have to be subjected to controls. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 at 12:05 | comment | added | phoog | "driver's license does not show nationality": why is nationality relevant for an internal flight? Are there actual laws that require airlines to check whether their passengers are authorized to cross internal Schengen borders? There's certainly nothing on the topic in the Schengen codes, nor even any provisions relating to what is necessary for a third-country national to cross an internal border. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 at 11:47 | history | edited | usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 12, 2018 at 16:46 | comment | added | Michael | Also, there are exceptions to the "no checks between countries" upon arrival as well. For example, when travelling from Palermo to Lyon last year, everyone's passport was checked upon arrival. And Sweden has had passport controls when arriving by train from Denmark for the last couple of years. | |
| Jul 12, 2018 at 15:42 | history | answered | usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |