DHS Will Now Vet UK Air Passengers To Mexico, Canada, Cuba

First time accepted submitter illtud writes "From April, UK passengers flying to Mexico, Eastern Canada or Cuba will have to submit their details at least 72 hours before boarding to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for pre-flight vetting (as all passengers to the U.S. itself have had to do for a while). If they find against you, you're not getting on the plane, even though you're not going to the U.S. The Independent (UK quality newspaper) has the story."

Comments

Re:Haha, good one.

[s0litaire]

Guess you never seen the date of the article in question

was posted on "March 26th"

Re:Already happening

[shutdown -p now]

The news here is that this now applies to flights that do not go through US airspace. From TFA:

"Even if the flight plan steers well clear of US territory, travellers whom the Americans regard as suspicious will be denied boarding."

In particular, flights from UK to Halifax don't touch US airspace (check the map).

Re:Emigration vs Immigration control

[Idarubicin]

Direct flights that do not enter US Airspace would not be affected.

No, you're quite mistaken. While the U.S. previously only demanded passenger information for flights entering U.S. airspace, this new policy now covers flights that never overfly U.S. territory. The article notes that direct flights from the UK to the Canadian cities of Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto are affected, and the U.S. authorities intend to include western Canadian destinations in the near future.