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TSA Secure Flight Rules and Redress Numbers Oct 11th 2013, 11:01, by airtravel.guide@about.com The Transportation Security Administration, commonly referred to as TSA, has a new set of rules for vetting passengers, which gathers more personal information and accepts redress numbers. What is the TSA's Secure Flight program? The program streamlines the process for matching / clearing passenger details with the Watch List / No Fly List. According to the TSA, it not only shifts the responsibility of gathering passenger data from the airlines to the TSA, but also "...satisfies a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, and congressional requirements from the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 and the 9/11 Commission Act signed into law in 2007." And redress numbers will make this process even more accessible, facilitating travel for passengers with common names who are regularly stopped by customs. What passenger information is required by the TSA and its Secure Flight program? The TSA requires airlines to collect and share the following information with the TSA: 1. Full Name 2. Itinerary 3. Date of Birth 4. Gender 5. Redress Number (optional) The information is used to determine whether a passenger is on a No Fly list. Additional data like Gender and Date of Birth enables the Secure Flight program to help prevent misidentification for passengers with similar names to individuals on No Flight lists. When did identification requirements go into effect? Domestic airlines have been mandated to collect the full name of passengers since May 15, 2009. Domestic airlines have also been collecting the date of birth and gender as of August 15, 2009 for domestic flights. Domestic airlines must collect the full name, date of birth, and gender for international flights as of October 31, 2009. According to the TSA, "For the near future, small differences between the passenger’s ID and the passenger’s reservation information, such as the use of a middle initial instead of a full middle name or no middle name/initial at all, should not cause a problem for the passenger." What is the Secure Flight program supposed to do? Identify known and suspected terrorists Prevent passengers on the No Fly List from boarding a plane Ensure that passengers on the Selectee List are subjected to extra screening to determine if they should be permitted to fly What is a Redress Number? Airlines modified their reservation system in compliance with the Secure Flight program to improve the travel experiences of all passengers. Redress Numbers allow passengers who have been misidentified in the past to match them with a redress case that will allow them to move faster through customs. The TSA explains the redress process as follows: "Redress is an opportunity for passengers who believe they have been improperly or unfairly delayed or prohibited from boarding an aircraft to seek resolution and avoid future delays. The affected passengers often have the same or a similar name to someone on the watch list. The DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP) provides a one-stop shop for passengers seeking redress. Secure Flight uses the results of the redress process in its watch list matching process to help prevent future delays for misidentified passengers."

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