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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S.gov't to restrict air travellers from UK to Canada/Mexico/the Caribbean(The Independent)
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/planning-a-trip-to-canada-or-the-caribbean-us-immigration-may-have-other-ideas-7584912.html#(snip)
One million British travellers planning to fly to Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico this year face the risk of being turned away at the airport at the insistence of the US Department of Homeland Security.
New rules require British Airways and other airlines flying to certain airports outside America to submit passengers' personal data to US authorities. The information is checked against a "No Fly" list containing tens of thousands of names. Even if the flight plan steers well clear of US territory, travellers whom the Americans regard as suspicious will be denied boarding.
Simon Hughes, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, told The Independent: "The concern by the US for its own security is entirely understandable, but it seems to me it's a whole different issue that American wishes should determine the rights and choices of people travelling between two countries neither of which is the US."
For several years, every US-bound passenger has had to provide Advance Passenger Information (API) before departure. Washington has extended the obligation to air routes that over-fly US airspace, such as Heathrow to Mexico City or Gatwick to Havana.
Now the US is demanding passengers' full names, dates of birth and gender from airlines, at least 72 hour before departure from the UK to Canada. The initial requirement is for flights to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and the Nova Scotia capital, Halifax 150 miles from the nearest US territory. A similar stipulation is expected soon for the main airports in western Canada, Vancouver and Calgary.
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9/11 was over a decade ago. This policy WOULDN'T have prevented it. How can any U.S. administration that's not run by Dick Cheney lower itself to such a thing?
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U.S.gov't to restrict air travellers from UK to Canada/Mexico/the Caribbean(The Independent) (Original Post)
Ken Burch
Apr 2012
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Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)1. more from the article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/planning-a-trip-to-canada-or-the-caribbean-us-immigration-may-have-other-ideas-7584912.html#
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For several years, every US-bound passenger has had to provide Advance Passenger Information (API) before departure. Washington has extended the obligation to air routes that over-fly US airspace, such as Heathrow to Mexico City or Gatwick to Havana.
Now the US is demanding passengers' full names, dates of birth and gender from airlines, at least 72 hour before departure from the UK to Canada. The initial requirement is for flights to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and the Nova Scotia capital, Halifax 150 miles from the nearest US territory. A similar stipulation is expected soon for the main airports in western Canada, Vancouver and Calgary.
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For several years, every US-bound passenger has had to provide Advance Passenger Information (API) before departure. Washington has extended the obligation to air routes that over-fly US airspace, such as Heathrow to Mexico City or Gatwick to Havana.
Now the US is demanding passengers' full names, dates of birth and gender from airlines, at least 72 hour before departure from the UK to Canada. The initial requirement is for flights to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and the Nova Scotia capital, Halifax 150 miles from the nearest US territory. A similar stipulation is expected soon for the main airports in western Canada, Vancouver and Calgary.
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Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)2. And this:
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/planning-a-trip-to-canada-or-the-caribbean-us-immigration-may-have-other-ideas-7584912.html#
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Air Canada and British said they would comply with any new rules and The Independent understands that they will join the scheme in April. Flights to Mexico and Cuba - the Caribbean island closest to the US are also included.
The US will have full details of all British visitors to Cuba, including business travellers, which could potentially be used to identify people suspected of breaking America's draconian sanctions against the Castro regime.
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How can a DEMOCRATIC administration ever do such a fascist thing? Is this a payoff to Hillary's gusano in-laws?
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Air Canada and British said they would comply with any new rules and The Independent understands that they will join the scheme in April. Flights to Mexico and Cuba - the Caribbean island closest to the US are also included.
The US will have full details of all British visitors to Cuba, including business travellers, which could potentially be used to identify people suspected of breaking America's draconian sanctions against the Castro regime.
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How can a DEMOCRATIC administration ever do such a fascist thing? Is this a payoff to Hillary's gusano in-laws?
> The US will have full details of all British visitors to Cuba, including business travellers, which could potentially be used to identify people suspected of breaking America's draconian sanctions against the Castro regime.
The most likely reason for this is to find out who is planning business deals with post-Castro Cuba. We have "dibs" on Cuba, and will do everything to take it back over once Castro is out. Other countries' businessmen don't have a chance.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)3. The U.S. has details of all Canadians leaving their own country too.
Regardless of whether or not they set foot in the U.S. Harper dutifully surrendered Canadians privacy rights to "Team America World Police" back in December. Increasingly everyone is a suspect.
Zalatix
(8,994 posts)5. WTF.........