EU Backs Air-Traveler Terror Law After Spate of Deadly Attacks
- Airlines to give governments information on passengers
- Rules approved after more than 170 killed in Paris, Brussels
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The European Union decided to force airlines to give national governments in Europe information on passengers, overcoming years of deadlock after Islamic terrorist attacks in France and Belgium added urgency to the legislation.
The European Parliament voted to require EU and foreign carriers to provide national authorities with data about passengers on flights to and from the bloc. The law, which European nations have the option of extending to intra-EU flights, covers the “passenger name record” including seat number, reservation date, payment method and travel itinerary.