Travel Agency QBT today announced important changes to the requirements for passengers travelling on flights operating to, from, within or over the United States effective 31 October 2009.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the introduction of a Secure Flight Program to enhance the security of domestic and international commercial airline travel within the US.
The program will introduce new rules requiring all airlines travelling within US airspace to collect passenger data so it can be provided to the US Transport Security Administration a division of the DHS.
From 31 October 2009 it will be a requirement for airline travel bookings to contain the following information:
- Full Name of the traveller as it appears in the Passport
- Date of Birth of the traveller
- Gender of the traveller
Currently this data is collected by airlines when the traveller checks in for their flight.
The new rule will require the above information to be entered at the time the booking is made by the travel agent or online directly with the airline.
All airlines will be required to comply with the collection of this data for all travellers, for flights to, from and over the US.
For further information on travelling to the US go to the US Transport Security Administration website: .
Update provided by QBT