BusinessMirror
THE Philippine Airlines on Thursday announced it is requiring all passengers bound for the United States, including Saipan and Guam, to give their complete names as it appear in their passports, dates of birth, genders, nationalities, passport numbers, visa numbers and destination addresses.
These are all under the Secure Flight Program of the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that the flag carrier announced yesterday it was adopting starting on October 15 for flights beginning on November 1, 2010.
The program seeks to facilitate passenger handling by screening out those tagged as inhibited/prohibited from entering the US starting at point of origin by transfer of the information by an airline to the US for matching against the DHS database. Results of the data matching would be reflected in the airline departure data system when a passenger checks in for the flight.
Passengers misidentified for someone else in the database and eventually cleared to take their flight will be required to submit a redress control number (RCN) issued by the US DHS. Affected passengers are advised to always give their RCN in subsequent bookings or ticket purchases to avoid any future mismatch and inconvenience.
According to the TSA web site “Secure Flight is a behind the scenes program that enhances the security of commercial air travel through the use of improved watch list matching. By collecting additional passenger data, it will improve the travel experience for all airline passengers, including those who have been misidentified in the past.”
Passengers who may experience being unfairly delayed or prohibited from boarding the flight due to the new security program are instructed to direct their complaints to the US DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program.
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