ACCREDITATION RESIDENCE ALLOWANCE

The resident's discount is applied to those who accredit residence in the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla and for travel between the place of residency and any point in Spain. The discount is 75% for inter-island Canary Islands flights and national flights (within Spain).

In application of Royal Decree (CE) 1316/2001, modified by Royal Decree 1340/2007 of October 11, in order to be able to use an allowance ticket, the passenger must accredit his condition as resident at check-in and boarding, as well as at the sales point. His trip must always depart from or arrive at this Autonomous Community.

The beneficiary must have Spanish nationality, a nationality of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. In the event that he has a nationality other than the above (Extra-Community), besides being resident in the aforementioned regions, he can only access the allowance if, in his Spanish Residence Permit in force, he appears as a relative of a citizen of the European Union, has long-term or permanent residence or has permission for asylum or subsidiary protection.

The condition of residence

A Spanish citizen and a citizen of the European Union, Island, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

These citizens must show the voter registration certificate issued by the Town Hall as per the form in Annex I of Royal Decree 1340/2007 (travel certificate) in those cases in which there is no online accreditation of residence, accompanied by the National Identification Document in accordance with Law 2/2012 of June 29, 2012.

As regards under age citizens who do not have National Identification Documents, it will only be necessary to present the voter registration certificate of the Town Hall.

Members of Congress and Senators of the corresponding constituencies, with their credentials as Members of Congress or Senators together with the National Identification Document or a passport in force.

Extra- Community citizens

These citizens must show the voter registration certificate of the Town Hall as per the form in Annex I of Royal Decree 1340/2007 (trip certificate), together with the Spanish Residence Permit which must include his condition as relative of a citizen of the European Union or has long-term or permanent residence.

These documents will only be effective for the purposes of accreditation of residence when they are in force.

What responsibilities does the beneficiary of the subsidy have?

• The passenger declares under his own responsibility to be a resident in order to receive the subsidy, therefore, he will be personally responsible as regards the management centres of the Ministry of Development in the event of verifying irregularities in the data declared by the passenger.
• Subsequent to the issue of the allowance air ticket, if the competent authorities of the Administration verify non-compliance as accrediting the right to the subsidy with the criteria established in article 1 of the Royal Decree, the beneficiary will remain subject to the corresponding responsibility in accordance with the stipulations for compliance with the conditions in the regulations governing public aid and subsidies.
• On request of BINTERCANARIAS or the competent administrative organisms, when a passenger who travels with an allowance air ticket who has not received the online accreditation of residence cannot accredit his identity, foreigner regime or his condition as resident at check-in or boarding, he will not be able to make the trip with an allowance ticket.

Will my data be checked at any time?

BINTERCANARIAS is obliged to check the identity of the beneficiary whose name appears on the ticket at check-in or on boarding, checking thoroughly with his personal documentation, that is to say all the passengers with subsidised tickets.

Therefore, it is essential that all the beneficiaries who travel with an allowance air ticket carry a national identification document, a passport or Alien Identification Number in force, together with his Voter Registration Certificate (trip certificate) in the event that he has not obtained the online accreditation of his residence.

In compliance with the Law, he must accredit his condition of resident at the check-in desks and at the boarding gates; or issue his card through our online Check-in and accredit his condition as resident at the boarding gates.