06-01-2009, 04:53 PM
. . .your birthdate & gender. . .
Airlines will ask birthdates for new TSA program
. . .Don't be surprised if you're asked to provide your date of birth and gender when booking plane tickets later this summer.
The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program called "Secure Flight" to improve security and reduce misidentification of passengers who have names similar to individuals on government watch lists.
As part of Secure Flight, airlines will ask passengers buying tickets to use their name as it appears on the government-issued identification they plan to use when traveling. Later this summer, airlines will also begin asking passengers to provide their birthdates and gender.
Paul Leyh, TSA's director of Secure Flight, said in a phone interview that by collecting the additional information before passengers arrive at airport security checkpoints, "we can run it against the watch list and use it to clear passengers."
Leyh would not say which airlines were implementing the program first, but he said passengers shouldn't be concerned if they are not asked for the information in the near future, since the program is being phased in over 18 months. Some carriers are already collecting the new data, but others won't be doing so until later this year. . .
BORN to run . .?
Airlines will ask birthdates for new TSA program
. . .Don't be surprised if you're asked to provide your date of birth and gender when booking plane tickets later this summer.
The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program called "Secure Flight" to improve security and reduce misidentification of passengers who have names similar to individuals on government watch lists.
As part of Secure Flight, airlines will ask passengers buying tickets to use their name as it appears on the government-issued identification they plan to use when traveling. Later this summer, airlines will also begin asking passengers to provide their birthdates and gender.
Paul Leyh, TSA's director of Secure Flight, said in a phone interview that by collecting the additional information before passengers arrive at airport security checkpoints, "we can run it against the watch list and use it to clear passengers."
Leyh would not say which airlines were implementing the program first, but he said passengers shouldn't be concerned if they are not asked for the information in the near future, since the program is being phased in over 18 months. Some carriers are already collecting the new data, but others won't be doing so until later this year. . .
BORN to run . .?
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