Hello all,
My passport has expired. According to https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/before-you-leave-for-the-uk I can (leave and then) re-enter the UK with German National ID given that I have EUSS (until at least 31 December 2025). So legally speaking, all good for travel until at least 31 December 2025. My EUSS is now linked also to the German National ID.
So theoretically speaking, all good. Also, some airlines (e.g. Ryanair) state explicitly that the above arrangement works, but others (e.g. BA) don't. So - I have questions about how this is practically handled by airlines.
E.g.:
(1) Has anybody had problems checking in / boarding a UK->Europe flight with just a German/European National ID card + EUSS?
(2) Has anybody had problems checking in / boarding the return leg with just a German/European National ID card + EUSS?
Any other problems?
I'm aware that theoretically it should all be fine, but I once had problems returning form a non-European destination even with my passport. The gate staff said I needed an ETA, and I couldn't travel without ETA; the gate staff was basically unaware of EUSS, and it was only once I'd worked my way up the hierarchy that they let me travel). Hence asking whether practically anybody has had problems.
Many thanks!