Are there any commercial flights that can be boarded anonymously?

ubuntu_ulysses

In all flights on commercial airlines I have done so far, associating a name with the ticket and showing an identification document at security and boarding has been mandatory, even if the flight is domestic and there are no border-crossing procedures involved. In Europe, it is still possible to buy a long-distance train ticket anonymously and travel using it without any identity checks, depending on the country - Switzerland for instance. This...

Originally asked by DavGin on Stack Exchange (travel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

There are no legally mandatory id checks on domestic and international flights within the Schengen area. Based on my experience: Many conventional airlines do not check passenger ids and many airports are fully automated, so that you when flying don't interact with a human being before being greated by a steward in the airplane. You check-in online, drop your bag at a self-service bag drop and even at the gate you just scan your boarding pass and go through a turnstile. Most no-frill airlines check the passenger id, but in their own interest, probably to prevent black-market sales of cheap and early bought tickets. So even if there is a name on the ticket, there is no problem getting a...

Full answer by Tor-Einar Jarnbjo: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/185767 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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