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New passenger requirements to enter the UK
By MaltaMedia News
Aug 13, 2008 - 9:18:20 AM
Maltese travelling to the United Kingdom will now be required to present new mandatory details as from coming October, Air Malta said in a statement.
Trusted Borders, who was appointed by the UK Home Office to manage the e-borders programme, has requested all airlines to provide passenger and crew information of all flights entering the UK.
The data that will be passed to the agency will include each passenger’s Name and Surname, Travel Document Type, Document Number, Expiry Date, Issuing Country, Gender, Date of Birth, Nationality and Passenger Name Record (Reservation Details).
This information, which the airline will gather at the time of reservation, will be passed to Trusted Borders 30 minutes before departure for every flight and Air Malta will have to await permission from the UK agency for the aircraft to leave Malta.
Passengers that refuse to give this information will not be allowed to travel to the UK. The regulations shall be applicable to all passengers independent of nationality.
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