Travel identification - domestic flights within Australia and New Zealand

On all domestic flights in Australia and New Zealand passengers, including children and infants, may be required to provide identification.

For domestic flights within New Zealand all passengers travelling with checked baggage will be required to provide identification.

Accepted ID types are:

• Passport
• Driver’s licence
• Original or certified copy of a birth certificate or citizenship document
• Student ID
• Aviation or airport authority issued ID

It must be an original or a certified copy – photocopies or expired ID will not be accepted.

Domestic flights within Australia departing from an international terminal

Some domestic flights depart from an international terminal. Check your itinerary carefully to find out which terminal you’re leaving from. If you’re departing from an international terminal, you’ll need to show photographic ID. It must be valid and include your full name.

Accepted ID types are:

• Passport (non-Australian passengers must show a passport as ID)
• A driver’s licence issued by the Commonwealth of Australia or an Australian state or territory
• An aviation security card issued by the operator of the aircraft or the operator of an airport in Australia
• A document that identifies you, issued by:
  • The Commonwealth of Australia
  • An Australian state or territory
  • An authority of the Commonwealth of Australia or an Australian state or territory

Non-photographic ID will only be accepted for infants travelling with an adult who presents photographic ID. In this case a birth certificate is acceptable.