barrowlass opened this issue on Oct 10, 2006 · 16 posts
dphoadley posted Wed, 11 October 2006 at 12:58 PM
Quote - For those who don't know it, there's currently som ereal issues between European international flight providers and the US. The US Governemnt has demanded that all airlines provide them with details of all their customers, including what flight they're taking, what they ate on the flight, and all manner of other personal details that can be gleaned from their booking and activity during the flight. This is apparently in order to help 'combat terrorisim', although how what someone eats can help deter terrorists is something I'm still not sure about. Anyway, there's been a lot of hoo-ha over here, with the EU stating that such a deman is unlawful, and the US Government saying that unless it is complied with, it will sanction that's airline's incoming flights. Negotiations have been going on, and there seems to be some resolution now, although quite how far Europe has agreed to bend over and submit is being left (deliberately?) unclear.
Whether this has anything to do with your airline 'harmonising' its flights until mid-November, I'm not sure: but it's certainly something to consider if you're 'flying the friendly skies' these days.
jonthecelt
Moslem adhere to certain dietary laws. Knowing the eating habits of passengers might discover someone traveling under an assumed identity. DPH