Flight legal requirements

[heatherberriman]

oh dear have i been panicking over nothing?still i have done it.cant wait to get back to arillas for some peace and great food and good company.

[Janina C]

Advance Passenger Information or API is required for all flights not just Europe.

I travel quite a lot and have had to give this information for about six months now.

But I think it is disgraceful that a a large holiday company like Thomson doesn't tell you about it. It is on the the Easy Jet info you receive when you book.

[Erja]

But I think it is disgraceful that a a large holiday company like Thomson doesn't tell you about it. It is on the the Easy Jet info you receive when you book.

When I booked the flights with Thomson for Zakynthos, I did receive an email from them advising to log on to their site (with instructions) and add the required information.

Same with easyJet and no problems so far ever

[riggers]

I have been to thomsons and sorted this out today. Can't believe they haven't let us know.  grrrrr...

Thanks for the tip off

[sueinlincs]

Thank you so much for this info,didn't have a clue about this.All sorted now for our return to Arillas on 28th may( haven't been back for 7 years!) Can't wait,looking forward to seeing the place again,hope nothing has changed too drastically.

                               Sue

[patrickjohn]

Hi Sue in Lincs - Yes a few changes but they are gently and carefully done so you should hardly notice.  Arillas remains a great and restful holiday place.
Am just about to sort out my API - this thread was the first I knew about it so another thank you to the wonderful forum - a mine of good information
Regards
PatrickJohn in Lincs (Nettleham to be precise)

[M n M]

This was the first I had heard of an API needed to go on holiday on a package holiday and will be having a word with my travel agent in the morning to ask why no one has mentioned it before, and yes I am annoyed to say the least.
Anyhow I have found the page quite hidden in the Q/A part of Thomas Cook's site, here is the link,

http://thomascooknew.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/thomascooknew.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=316&p_created=1181128406&p_sid=tlVz6LYj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MiwyJnBfcHJvZHM9MCZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9bWFub3M*&p_li=&p_topview=1

you need to scroll down to the sixth answer.
Ttfn and thanks for the info, Mick.

[patrickjohn]

Hi Forum Folk
Have managed to sort out the API for my holiday in Kos in May with Thomas Cook.  It was fairly straightforward although getting the date format just as they want it seemed a bit of a pain.
However my Thomson holiday in Arillas is posing a problem.  The site will not accept any of the booking references I've got so will have to ring them up.  Why do they insist on so many different reference numbers for one holiday?
Ah well will let you know how I get on tomorrow.
Best wishes
Patrick John (in Lincs)

[M n M]

Hi all,
this gets confusing, after reading the TC site info I have just been on Leeds/Bradford Airport site they say only Spain require API's so I have been on the Directgov site they say it is not required for Greece. Link below, I will still check in the morning, ttfn Mick.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Foreigntravel/AirTravel/DG_176737

[riggers]

When i was in thomsons yesterday, they said it was required for Greece...hmmm

[TONYNEW]

Hi M&M for what it takes to send its worth doing only takes a couple of minutes better safe than sorry and a £30 charge each at the airport
                            Tony

[iluvsangeorge]

I read on a web-site (link provided on the Agni boards which of course I now cannot find) that this applies to Greece after 1 April 2010.

Searching around the Internet I found such confusing information but eventually came up with this one:
http://www.thomascookairlines.co.uk/advanced_passenger_information.asp#3.

It seems quite specific there that it is included in flights to Greece.

Some sites say Easyjet do this from information at time of booking but I found forum posts from their passengers who had say otherwise !  Some sites mention it will be done at the check-in but cause hold-ups....

In any case as Tony says ... do it in advance.  Should you print off the proof and take it with you ?  I did just to be sure.  Forgot 1st time but I went back and re-entered the same details to produce the confirmation (that was on Thomas Cook).

Dennis

[patrickjohn]

Hi Folk
Have just been on to Thomsons re my September Arillas trip.  It turns out that the API site wanted my surname in lower case letters only and was rejecting my normally spelt version.  When I input in lower case only there was no problem.
By the way they said API was not being collected online for skiing holidays, but was for all other holidays.  Very odd!
Best wishes and good luck.
Pat

[patrickjohn]

By the way the website to register API for Thomsons is
https://eapi.thomson.co.uk/eborders/login.jsp
Hope this helps
Pat

[ColinD]

Thanks for the info, folks.  I've just submitted our API to Thomsons.

If we hadn't been on this site, we would have arrived at the airport blissfully unaware of any such requirement.  Nobody had told us before.