Secure Flight Starts At American Airlines
TSA's Secure Flight program rolled out by AA
Starting tomorrow, American Airlines will roll out the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) new Secure Flight program to customers who purchase tickets on or after Sept. 15, 2009. Secure Flight is a behind-the-scenes program that streamlines the TSA's watch-list matching process to enhance the security of domestic and international commercial air travel.
In accordance with this new TSA policy, American Airlines customers will now
be asked to provide additional information as part of the Secure Flight
Passenger Data (SFPD) requirements. SFPD is being requested for all customers
traveling on American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection(R)
flights whose reservations are purchased on or after Sept. 15, 2009, but not
for tickets issued prior to this date.
When customers make a reservation and purchase their tickets on AA.com,
American Airlines Reservations or through a ticket agent, they will be asked
or prompted to provide the following information:
-- Full Name (first name, middle name and last name, as it appears on the
non-expired government-issued photo ID they are traveling with)
-- Date of Birth
-- Gender
-- Redress Number, if applicable. This is a TSA-assigned number to
customers who believe they have been mistakenly matched to a name on the watch list to help prevent misidentification. For more information visit www.dhs.gov/trip.
AAdvantage(R)( )members are strongly encouraged to update their accounts with
their SFPD. To update an AAdvantage profile on AA.com, simply login and go to
"My Account", then click the "Contact Information and Password" tab at the top
of the screen.
Customers who do not have an AAdvantage account can simplify their travel
experience with American by enrolling in the AAdvantage program. As an
AAdvantage member, customers can store their SFPD so it can be automatically
retrieved every time you make a reservation and purchase a ticket on AA.com or
with an AA Representative. To join the free program, visit
http://www.aa.com/enroll.
If you purchase your tickets through a travel agency or an online booking
agent, you may be asked to provide the above information to them as well.
For additional information, please visit www.aa.com/secureflight or
www.tsa.gov/secureflight.
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