Flight legal requirements

[lew19]

Hi,

I have just eneterd my API for our holiday on 12th July without any problem, apart from my husband is being very stubbon and refuses to do his. He says he will have a valid passport at the airport and that should be enough. Needless to say we have argued over this all weekend and today is our wedding anniversary.
Does anyone know of anyone who has been refused to travel over this, is it a legal requirement. I can see that if he is allowed to travel that we will argue that there was no poiunt in doing it anyway.
I may be holidaying on my own yet

[TONYNEW]

Hi Lew19 please read the following this is copied and pasted from the confirmation email that was sent to me by Thomson i also know of people having to pay £30 at the airport for not complying to the api request so like iv'e said before better safe than sorry

Important Information
This email confirm that you have agreed to our Terms and Conditions
**Important API Requirements - All passengers must comply**
Airlines are now required to provide passenger details to government authorities in advance of travel for the purpose of border control. This includes information contained within your passport. For passengers travelling to the US, you will be required to provide your first night address.

You must provide this data between 6 months and 24 hours prior to your departure by visiting http://eapi.thomson.co.uk quoting booking reference number [1234567]. Customers travelling within 4 days of booking will be unable to use the online facility, so will therefore be required to provide the necessary information upon check-in at the airport.

Failure to provide this information may result in you being unable to travel.

[justphil]

Well said Tony. Lynda, he's wrong. Can't you fill it in? It may be yet another bit of Gordo Brown's nanny state but you have to do it. Just hope it doesn't ruin your Arillas time

Phil

[Jo Wissett]

Lew 19, I cannot believe you get away with not doing the lot!

I have the (yearly)hassle of flight booking, Insurance booking, Euro organising, suntan cream/insect repellent-buying, whole new wardrobe for three boys buying, the 'odd' dress for harrassed stressed wonderful wife () and what does he do??? forgets his ENTIRE toiletries- the only thing he needs to pack) so we pay TREBLE the prices at airport!

grrrr.  Good job I love him though

[justphil]

Sounds familiar Jo. But I'm on the other side of all that. Ask Jen....

Arilliacs are ordinary human beings!

take care luvver
Phil

[Jo Wissett]

I have finally got round to doing all my details for the flight today but had to keep checking and re-checking as I am paranoid that I have done something incorrectly and they will stop us flying! Yikes

[kevin.g]

jo
a good mum like you ,im sure you wont forget anything ...........yammas

[lew19]

Yes Jo, like you I have had to book the holiday, sort out insurance, repellent, change money, buy everything we need to take.
If I put my husbands details in for him he would not be happy and it is not worth arguing for the whole holiday not even for a place like Arillas.

[blondegirl]

I didnt know about this at all... is it new?  I dont remember doing it last November when we went to Lanzagrotty

[TONYNEW]

No its not new BG i had to submit it last year if you click the links iv'e put on it explains the need for it or not the need for it as the case maybe
Tony

[Maggie]

lew19, just do it for him, he'll never know!  I do all these things, and Gordon doesn't have a clue what goes on. If he had to book things, we'd never go anywhere!!!!

[TONYNEW]

Lew just tell hubby not to blame you when you arrive at the airport if security is waiting for him wearing rubber surgical gloves :0)

[DaisysMum]

Yes, just do it, surely he won't go on about it for all of the holiday. 

This will be the first year that I've had to give this info, I went to Corfu in June last year with Thomson  and didn't have to give any information then.  It clearly states on my booking confirmation that it needs to be done this year though.

Good luck Lew, hope you manage to get him to see sense.

Becky

[Mick and Jill]

We didnt have to do it last June but was needed for September holiday.

Jill

[Janis]

Ha ha Maggie - spot on!

Janis x