Airline Industry
Information - Delays to travel for babies due to US 'no-fly'
confusion
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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Families with babies in the US have faced disruption
when attempting to board flights if their infants' names
match those of potential terrorist suspects on the government's
no-fly list.
In one instance a couple departing from Dulles International
Airport in the Washington area were informed by airline
staff that their 11-month-old son was on the government
list. The family was only able to board the flight after
having the child's passport details faxed to the airline
and the necessary paperwork completed.
According to The Associated Press, the US government
has sought to improve its process for checking passengers
since the attacks on 11 September 2001 and is hoping to
introduce an updated version of the current system called
Secure Flight in the future.
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