Useful information regarding the TSA, Transportation Security Administration Initiative – Secure Flight

For more information visit: www.tsa.gov
Keyword: Secure Flight 

Secure Flight is a program developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to a key 9/11 Commission recommendation that watch list matching should be performed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).  Under the Secure Flight program, passengers will be required to provide their full name as it appears on their government issued identification that they will be using when traveling, date of birth, gender, and Redress Number (if available-to those who encounter misidentification).  The airline will send the information you provide to TSA. TSA will then match it against the government watch lists to identify a known or suspected terrorist.  By providing this information in advance, most passengers will not experience any differences in the way they traveled as a result of Secure Flight.  To obtain a boarding pass for your flight, passengers must provide the following information to the airlines for TSA to conduct watch list matching: 

·         Full Name exactly as it appears on passenger’s government issued-ID

·         Date of birth

·         Gender

·         Redress Number-Those who encounter misidentification are invited to apply for Redress at www.dhs.gov/trip to help present watch list matching misidentifications in the future 

It is critical that your traveler profile name information match exactly your government-issued ID used at check-in.   

To ensure that your data is correct and up to date, please review your profile with your reservation center agent at Millennium Travel the next time you book travel.  If you usually access your profile through the ResX online booking tool, your reservation center agent can assist you, as well. 

Frequent Flyer Information.  The name in your frequent flyer profile must exactly match the government issued identification used at airline check in.  If it does not match, you risk receiving the mileage credit. For links to major Frequent Flyer sites, visit: www.mlmtvl.com/tools/index.html. 

Below are the recently announced implementation dates and suggested Secure Flight best practices: 

·         May 15, 2009: Domestic airlines are required to request and provide full name.  Please see the name data collection requirements above.

·         August 15, 2009: Domestic airlines are required to request all Secure Flight Passenger Data.  Please see the data collection requirements below.

·         October 31, 2009: All airlines are required to request and provide full Secure Flight Passenger Data. 

TSA understands that personal privacy is important to you.  Millennium Travel wants to assure you that the privacy of individuals’ information is a cornerstone of Secure Flight. Personal data will be collected, used distributed, stored, and disposed of in accordance with stringent guidelines and all applicable privacy laws and regulations.