Do you always use a passport: domestic flights?

[shootingstar]

I always use my passport for photo ID even when flying domestic flights within Canada. Seems like most Canadians do too, like me in the past few years. I only see a handful use the photo Nexus card for "express" service at the security gate.

And no one seems to use a driver's license anymore.

 

[petitepedal]

MN has yet to update their drivers licenses...so my next flight....passport..I am sure

[sheep_herder]

I will when I get mine renewed.  Montana like MN has drug out the id problem.

[ChrisL]

My passport expired and I don't have any plans to visit family in Holland so I've been using my drivers license when I fly.  Not an issue in any way.  

[shootingstar]

I don't drive so passport is key for me.  But so interesting that so many Canadians lining up for every single flight I've boarded over the past decade, 98% have a passport to show for a domestic flight.  And probably many are drivers.

I fly within Canada about 6-8 trips annually minimum.  Each trip is @minimum 1,000 km. in 1 direction/trip between 2 of Canada's biggest cities.  Plane is usually 80-100% full.

[Wilbur]

Nope.  I just get on, turn left and take a seat.   

[Zephyr]

I use my passport, only to not have to keep digging a wallet out

[MickinMD]

I used a passport when I'm going outside the USA, even when it's not necessary like on Caribbean Cruises the start and end in Miami.

[maddmaxx]

I used the passport until a couple of years ago.  Now I have the "super duper" license.  Sure enough now that I have it I've stopped travelling outside of the country.  It's not like the old days though.  There's nothing like getting off a plane and having someone waiting to escort you around the immigration area without stopping.  

[Parsnip Totin Jack]

My passport expired years ago. I need to renew that and my wife needs to get one as well if we're going to travel more. 

[pedalphile]

My driving licence is an old paper 1, no photo.

[Voodoo Child]

1 hour ago, Old#7 said:

My passport expired years ago. I need to renew that and my wife needs to get one as well if we're going to travel more. 

This, although my SO has one. I haven't flown since 2002, and we drive if we go somewhere. I'm not taking my shoes off because of something that happened years ago. 

[2Far]

I use my TWIC card.

[Razors Edge]

Drivers license.

I'd much rather lose/get stolen/damage my drivers licence than my passport. It is very easy to replace a drivers license relative to a passport (and cheaper).

Tom

[Kirby]

I don't like carrying my passport around so I'll only use it when absolutely required.  My state has an extension re the beefed up IDs, so the drivers license is still good for now.  

[Kzoo]

5 hours ago, 2Far said:

I use my TWIC WIC card.

FIFY

[2Far]

10 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

FIFY

Nope not me, I have the Russian Express card, their motto is "Don't Leave Home"

[Road Runner]

I lost my passport when I left government service.  I took that as a sign that I should never leave the country again.  

[TrentonMakes]

I just got my first-ever passport for the Alaska trip in July.  Previous to that I hadn't flown anywhere since 2002 and there was no issue with a driver's license then.  And there was no issue crossing the Canadian border without one, even on a drunken road trip to Montreal in 1991.

Regardless of where I was flying, if I had a passport, I don't know why I wouldn't use it.

[Razors Edge]

1 hour ago, TrentonMakes said:

I just got my first-ever passport for the Alaska trip in July.  Previous to that I hadn't flown anywhere since 2002 and there was no issue with a driver's license then.  And there was no issue crossing the Canadian border without one, even on a drunken road trip to Montreal in 1991.

Regardless of where I was flying, if I had a passport, I don't know why I wouldn't use it.

1) it is larger than a drivers license. 2) you already carry your drivers license. 3) it is a more expensive and more time consuming to replace. 4) it is much more valuable in "the wrong hands" than a DL. Probably a few others I missed. Upside of a passport - no weight nonsense, so the folks who yo-yo a lot are made to feel bad if that potentially 9yr old document is way off in a bad sense.

Tom

[TrentonMakes]

14 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

1) it is larger than a drivers license. 2) you already carry your drivers license. 3) it is a more expensive and more time consuming to replace. 4) it is much more valuable in "the wrong hands" than a DL. Probably a few others I missed. Upside of a passport - no weight nonsense, so the folks who yo-yo a lot are made to feel bad if that potentially 9yr old document is way off in a bad sense.

Tom

Well, if you're going to bring logic into it then fine.  As I said, I'm new to the whole passport thing.

"Here!"

[Chris...]

All of my domestic flights have been connecting flights for international flights. I already had my passport with me

[shootingstar]

I value my passport.  I didn't realize how important diplomatic, formal signed relationships were between countries....until I worked with expat. employees from other countries who wanted to go into U.S. from Canada just for a few days.  A Filipino from Philippines working in Canada on a temporary worker visa (issued by the Canadian govn't) still had to apply for visitor's visA to even travel into the U.S. for 1-2 days.  Vancouver is only 40 km. from the international border.  As you can appreciate, the Canadian passport office in Vancouver has enough applications for passports, lineups of people.

It is a very serious matter to have  your passport missing...  

Yes, I am proud/feel lucky to hold a Canadian passport (and citizenship).  I don't take for granted my citizenship rights  -at all. I don't know  the extra hoops the Canadian federal govn't requires, if a person who does not yet have Canadian citizenship but is a permanent resident in Canada (after they received official approval to immigrate legally into Canada) and needs passport/similar authorization/ID to travel overseas.  

[shotgun]

I've never had a passport. So, no.