Passengers in Italy are not obliged to prove their identity document before joining a national flight or within the Schengen area. According to the President of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), this will speed up boarding on aircraft, TASR writes according to Avionews.it and ANSA.
Passengers after a new one is enough for the boarding ticketsaid President Enac Pierluigi di Palma in an interview with Corriere della Sera, saying that the decision was approved by the Italian Ministry of the Interior.
“Airports are protected places and it is time to consider air transport to be equivalent to train travel,” He stressed Di Palma. “For security reasons, nothing changes: Anyone who comes to the (departure) gate will have to cross the metal detector,” explained.
“It is clear that they can stop you and check the law enforcement authorities and you must submit to them the identity document,“He added di Palma. Passports or identity cards must not be left at home and passengers must carry them at an unexpected control, otherwise they will not be allowed to start the plane.
The Italian organization for the protection of the rights and dignity of consumers and users (Codacons) fears that some passengers may abuse third -party deck cards or enter the aircraft in disguise. According to her, the safety of air transport must be preferred over the speed of airport procedures.
