If I book a flight with a passport and the airline employee at the check-in desk refuses it, can I check in with a second passport of mine? [closed]

I have a French passport and a US passport. If I book a flight with one passport and the airline employee at the check-in desk refuses it due to its physical condition, can I check in with the second passport? Assume I don't have to present any visa to the destination country's immigration officers that can't be done on arrival to be allowed to enter the country.

Best Answer

Your question seems to depend on the common assumption that airline bookings are bound to a specific passport. That assumption is entirely incorrect. One man even took a woman on a round-the-world trip simply because she had the same name as his ex-girlfriend.

I routinely use different passports for different flights on the same booking (a US passport and an EU passport) because I am typically flying between the US and the EU. Once ETIAS goes into operation, this will likely become even more common, as there will be additional motivation for dual US/EU citizens not to use their US passports to fly to the EU.

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Can you exit a country on one passport and enter on another?

Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport to travel to or from a country other than the United States is not inconsistent with U.S. law.

How do you travel with two passports?

Travelling with two passports: which passport to use when dual citizen is at an airline counter. You need to show your second passport, for example a Maltese one. Usually, along with the ticket, the passenger must present a visa allowing entry to the European Union.

Do I need two passports?

If you are a citizen of more than one country at a time, you will need a passport for both countries. Dual citizenship is legal in the United States, but it's not legal in every country. So, you would have to check with your other country to make sure that you would need two passports.

What documentation do I need to fly?

Identification

Driver's licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent) ...
U.S. passport.
U.S. passport card.
DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents.
Permanent resident card.

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