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Travel & Transport Flying to Andalucía Advance Passenger Information
Travel & Transport Flying to Andalucía Advance Passenger Information
Advance Passenger Information
On 19th June 2007 new legislation took effect in Spain relating to the provision of Advance Passenger Information (API).
Under the regulations, all people travelling to Spain will have to provide the Spanish authorities with their Advance Passenger Information, which includes full names, nationality, date of birth and passport number of all people in the party, including children. The information will be collected by either the airline or travel agent whose responsibility it is to forward the details on.
Many airport check-in desks have barcode scanning systems which can read the details from a passport, however with more than 12 million British travellers flying to Spain each year, many of whom use charter airlines which do not have the barcode reading machines, delays may occur.
British Airways state that travellers who do not provide the relevant details will be denied boarding their flight since the carrier is liable to hefty fines of up to €60,000.00 for failure to comply with the requirements.
With this in mind British Airways has made changes to its website in order that passengers may provide the required information in the “Manage my Booking” section. It also prompts passengers to enter their details at the time of booking. More details can be found on their website.
All other British airlines have updated their websites to allow travellers to supply their details in order to comply fully with the Spanish API requirements. For clarification Guide2Granada.com recommends that all travellers to Spain regularly check the web site of their particular airline by following the links below.
Ryanair
EasyJet
Monarch
Interestingly enough, had the UK been fully signed up to the ‘Schengen Treaty’, these measures would not have been needed.
The Schengen Treaty is an agreement among European states for the abolition of systematic border controls between the participating countries, thus allowing nationals of the member countries free travel, without the requirement to present a passport. So far 30 countries have signed up for the treaty; although at present only 15 have implemented it. These are: Belgium, France, Monaco, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway.
The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland are the only two EU members to sign up to partial membership of the scheme; they share what is known as a ‘Common Travel Area’ with no border controls between them. The result of this is that Ireland is unable to join the Schengen Treaty without dissolving its existing agreement with the UK. However the UK remains reluctant to surrender its own border controls. Therefore, Ireland and the UK only take part in the police co-operation measures and not the common border control and visa provisions.
Under the regulations, all people travelling to Spain will have to provide the Spanish authorities with their Advance Passenger Information, which includes full names, nationality, date of birth and passport number of all people in the party, including children. The information will be collected by either the airline or travel agent whose responsibility it is to forward the details on.
Many airport check-in desks have barcode scanning systems which can read the details from a passport, however with more than 12 million British travellers flying to Spain each year, many of whom use charter airlines which do not have the barcode reading machines, delays may occur.
British Airways state that travellers who do not provide the relevant details will be denied boarding their flight since the carrier is liable to hefty fines of up to €60,000.00 for failure to comply with the requirements.
With this in mind British Airways has made changes to its website in order that passengers may provide the required information in the “Manage my Booking” section. It also prompts passengers to enter their details at the time of booking. More details can be found on their website.
All other British airlines have updated their websites to allow travellers to supply their details in order to comply fully with the Spanish API requirements. For clarification Guide2Granada.com recommends that all travellers to Spain regularly check the web site of their particular airline by following the links below.
Ryanair
EasyJet
Monarch
Interestingly enough, had the UK been fully signed up to the ‘Schengen Treaty’, these measures would not have been needed.
The Schengen Treaty is an agreement among European states for the abolition of systematic border controls between the participating countries, thus allowing nationals of the member countries free travel, without the requirement to present a passport. So far 30 countries have signed up for the treaty; although at present only 15 have implemented it. These are: Belgium, France, Monaco, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway.
The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland are the only two EU members to sign up to partial membership of the scheme; they share what is known as a ‘Common Travel Area’ with no border controls between them. The result of this is that Ireland is unable to join the Schengen Treaty without dissolving its existing agreement with the UK. However the UK remains reluctant to surrender its own border controls. Therefore, Ireland and the UK only take part in the police co-operation measures and not the common border control and visa provisions.
