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10 ID proofs you can use at airports

BCAS chief Kumar Rajesh Chandra has also put in place a system for flyers to establish their identity if they lose their ID cards.

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security issued a list of identity documents that can be used to gain entry to airport terminals. The list of 10 documents were issued as there was a great deal of confusion over the issue.

10 ID proofs you can use at airports

These documents would allow passengers to gain entry to terminals and also for checking in.

BCAS chief Kumar Rajesh Chandra has also put in place a system for flyers to establish their identity if they lose their ID cards. "In case of a passenger who for some valid reasons is not in a position to produce any of the above photo identity proofs, the identity certificate issued by a Group A gazetted officer of central/state government on his/her official letterhead with passenger's photo duly attested will be valid."

10 documents that work as ID proofs in airports:

  • Passport
  • Voter ID
  • Aadhaar or m-Aadhaar
  • Pan Card
  • Driving licence
  • Service ID
  • Student ID card
  • Passbook of account in a nationalised bank with photo
  • Pension card or pension documents with photo
  • Disability ID card or handicapped medical certificate

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