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Title: So, you think AIT is bad? Check this out: TSA Secure Flight Program
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TSA
URL Source: http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/
Published: Nov 28, 2010
Author: US Government
Post Date: 2010-11-28 15:53:51 by buckeroo
Keywords: None
Views: 190
Comments: 15
Overview Secure Flight, the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) behind-the-scenes watch list matching program, fulfills a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission by assuming responsibility of watch list matching from individual airlines. By establishing a consistent watch list matching system, Secure Flight enhances aviation security and more effectively facilitates air travel for passengers. Secure Flight requires airlines to collect a passenger’s full name (as it appears on government-issued ID), date of birth, gender and Redress Number (if applicable). By providing complete information, passengers can significantly decrease the likelihood of watch list misidentification. Secure Flight watch list matching takes a matter of seconds to complete, and providing this data enables passengers to print their boarding passes at home or at an airline kiosk. For airlines, November 1, 2010, marks the end of the year-long grace period to clear out their systems of older reservations made before Secure Flight requirements took effect in October 2009. After November 1, 2010, Secure Flight will not conduct watch list matching or approve the issuance of a boarding pass by an airline if complete passenger data is not submitted. Questions and Answers What does the November 1 airline compliance date mean for passengers? The November 1 date requires passengers to provide complete Secure Flight passenger data when booking reservations so TSA can conduct watch list matching and approve airlines to issue a boarding pass. To avoid unnecessary delays and prevent misidentifications, passengers should provide complete Secure Flight data when booking airline travel, whether they have booked directly with the airline, a travel agent or an online booking site. Will passengers still be able to book a ticket within 72 hours of a flight? Yes. TSA’s Secure Flight program can conduct watch list matching for passengers up until the time of the flight. Passengers will be prompted to provide Secure Flight information when booking travel. For reservations booked on short notice, or within 72 hours of the scheduled flight departure time, airlines must submit the required passenger information as soon as the reservation is made. What happens if a passenger has an existing reservation for travel after November 1, 2010, and did not provide complete Secure Flight data when booking his or her flight? TSA advises passengers to contact their airlines or booking sources prior to arriving at the airport to ensure they have provided their full name, date of birth, gender, and Redress number (if applicable) as part of their reservations. While TSA’s watch list matching takes a matter of seconds and can be completed up until the time of departure, passengers should be aware that a boarding pass will not be issued until the airline submits complete passenger data to Secure Flight. What if a passenger’s boarding pass and ID do not match exactly? Secure Flight and travel document checking are both critical security functions, yet they serve different purposes at different points in the security process. Secure Flight is a behind-the-scenes watch list matching process that takes place before checkpoint screening. Secure Flight asks that passengers enter their names as they appear on their government ID and passengers should strive to stay consistent between the name on their ID and the information they provide when booking their reservation. Once a passenger receives their boarding pass, the Secure Flight process is already complete. At the security checkpoint, TSA strives to ensure your identification and boarding pass are authentic and validate you are who you say you are. Small differences in the name on the boarding pass and ID, like middle initials, should not impact your travel. It is not uncommon for the information printed on boarding passes to differ slightly from the information on IDs, depending on the boarding pass printing practices of individual airlines. Secure Flight is a behind the scenes program that enhances the security of domestic and international 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. When passengers travel, they will be required to provide the following Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) to their airline when making a reservation: * Name as it appears on government-issued I.D. when traveling * Date of Birth * Gender * Redress Number (if available) The airline will transmit this information to Secure Flight, who uses it to perform watch list matching. This serves to prevent individuals on the No Fly List from boarding an aircraft and to identify individuals on the Selectee List for enhanced screening. After matching passenger information against government watch lists, Secure Flight transmits the matching results back to airlines.
Poster Comment: These processes and procedures shall, of course, be streamlined with a federal government photo ID card with your very own individualized number! You lucky dawgs! Folks, you ain't seen nothing yet.
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#1. To: buckeroo (#0)
What this means is complete Ministry Uff Internal Sekurity control of air travel. Iff you hare on der Guffermints chit list vor any reeson you vill not be hallowed to fly. You vill submit und prostrate yourself before der inerrant und infallible guffermint.
What makes you think that the TSA (operating under DHS) is limited to air travel? Are you out of your living skull to think so primitively in these times of change?
#3. To: buckeroo (#2)
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Not at all tovarisch. Ve chall soon haf sekurity in effery orofice ve can tink uff - der buss depot, und der train station ass vell. Next, ve shall haff them at stop lights to make chure Al CIAda doess not blow you hup ven you are vaitink for der light to change.
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#2. To: Original_Intent (#1)
What this means is complete Ministry Uff Internal Sekurity control of air travel.
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