AT THE AIRPORT
secure flight
Recently, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the Secure Flight program to enhance the security of domestic and international commercial air travel through the use of improved watch list matching.Starting in late 2009 when booking airline travel, travelers will be asked to provide their name as it appears on the government ID they plan to use when traveling. Frontier, along with all other airlines, will also begin asking passengers to provide their date of birth and gender so that all information can be provided to TSA. TSA's goal is for Secure Flight to be fully implemented in early 2010 for all domestic flights.
what does this mean for you, as a Frontier Airlines passenger?
Once the Secure Flight program is fully implemented, you'll be required to provide the following when purchasing a ticket for travel on Frontier Airlines (currently, this information is only collected when making a new reservation or changing an existing reservation with a Frontier ticket agent or reservations agent and is not required when making a reservation online):- Full name (as it appears on your government-issued ID)
- Date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY)
- Gender
- Redress Number* (if available)
so what do I have to do?
When making a new reservation with a Frontier ticket agent or reservations agent you will need to provide the information listed above. It is not required when purchasing a ticket online. Current reservations do not need to be revised.Those who encounter misidentification are invited to apply for a Redress Number* at www.dhs.gov/trip to help prevent watch list matching misidentifications in the future.
Frontier is working closely with the TSA on Secure Flight and complies with all government requirements. We are also proactively working with the travel industry (e.g. sales agencies, travel agencies, other airlines, and website service providers) to ensure that information will be collected as new reservations are booked once Secure Flight is implemented. The collected information will be sent to TSA, and TSA will screen your passenger data against various security watch lists. By providing this information in advance, most passengers will not experience any difference from the way they traveled before.
* A Redress Number is a unique number that helps the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) eliminate watch list misidentification. If you have a name similar to or the same as a name on the current terrorist watch list, and have experienced secondary security screenings at airports, you can prevent this in the future by storing your Redress Number in your profile.
how will I benefit from secure flight?
You will benefit from the Secure Flight program through improved security on all flights and a smaller chance of being misidentified with passengers who have names similar to yours on the TSA watch list. Secure Flight also offers an improved redress or known traveler process, so that those who were mistakenly matched to the watch list can avoid further problems in the future.
protecting passenger privacy
The privacy of individuals' information is a cornerstone of Secure Flight. TSA collects the minimum amount of personal information necessary to conduct effective watch list matching. Furthermore, personal data is collected, used, distributed, stored, and disposed of in accordance with stringent guidelines and all applicable privacy laws and regulations.To learn more about Secure Flight visit www.tsa.gov.
