Re: US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.

[James Anatidae]

"mrtravel" > wrote in message
. ..
> James Anatidae wrote:
> > "James Anatidae" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>This doesn't make sense to me, either. I have never heard of needing a
> >>birth certificate for domestic air travel.
> >
> > Oops, I just realized I misread the guy's rant. So I looked the
information
> > on the State Department website.
> >
> > http://travel.state.gov/jamaica.html
> > "U.S. citizens traveling as tourists may enter Jamaica with either a
U.S.
> > passport or a certified U.S. birth certificate and current, government
> > issued photo identification. Persons traveling with U.S. passports tend
to
> > encounter fewer difficulties upon departure than those who choose to use
> > other documents. Visitors must have a return ticket and be able to show
> > sufficient funds for their visit. "
> >
> > But I can't help but wonder why he didn't just pay $85 for a passport
and
> > save himself all the bother of running around after birth certificates.
>
> In most cases you will need a birth certificate to get the passport.
>
I'm quite aware of that, as I have two of them (dual citizenship has its
perks). I just feel it's a better idea to have a passport, due to a birth
certificate's not being recognized everywhere, plus being able to use a
passport as a extra ID.

[mrtravel]

James Anatidae wrote:

> I'm quite aware of that, as I have two of them (dual citizenship has its
> perks). I just feel it's a better idea to have a passport, due to a birth
> certificate's not being recognized everywhere, plus being able to use a
> passport as a extra ID.
>

This is a family that was going to Jamaica. No need for passports.
No problem if they look like the standard (white) American family and
have id and certified birth certificates. Why get a passport if one is
not needed? Maybe they wanted to save money. After all, they had
traveled to Mexico before using the birth certs.