Dear Travelers,
Beginning November 1, 2010, TSA Secure Flight Data will be required for all air travel to, from or over the United States, as well as all US carriers flying worldwide.
To prevent your reservations from
being cancelled by the airlines due to missing Secure Flight Passenger Data, please ensure your Egencia traveler profile is updated
with your TSA Secure Flight Passenger Data (full name, date of birth and gender. Please review the Frequently Asked Questions below to learn more.
Q. Where do I enter my Secure Flight passenger data within Egencia?
A: Travelers can add Secure Flight passenger data to the Egencia website using the Secure Flight module, which will appear in two convenient locations:
1. Your Egencia profile. You can access your profile by clicking "My Profile" in the top right hand corner of the page. On the Profile overview page locate the Personal Information section and click on TSA Secure Flight.In both locations, the Secure Flight passenger data that is provided will be saved in your Egencia traveler profile to be automatically applied to future reservations booked with Egencia.
Enter your full name, gender, date of birth and TSA redress or known traveler number (if applicable). Click Save Settings and you are done.
2. The Trip Preferences page in the booking process.
Q. What is the TSA Secure Flight Program?
A: The mission of the Secure Flight Program is to enhance the security of domestic and international commercial air travel through the use of improved watch-list matching.
The TSA Secure Flight program requires all U.S. domestic airlines to collect additional passenger data and transmit it to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for pre-screening against federal government watch lists. This regulations will be required for all air travel to, from or over the United States, as well as all US carriers flying worldwide beginning on November 1, 2010. After matching the passenger data against government watch lists, Secure Flight will transmit the matching results back to the airlines. Egencia will collect this data from you at the time of booking and transmit it to the airlines.
Q. What information is collected for the TSA Secure Flight Program?
A. The TSA requires the following information:
- Full Name
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- TSA Redress Number (if applicable)
- TSA Known Traveler Number (if applicable
Q. Will Egencia mask the Secure Flight Data to protect my privacy?
A. Yes, protecting your privacy is very important to Egencia. All Secure Flight passenger data will be masked, with the exception of name fields, when authorized employees in your company are booking travel on your behalf.
Q. What is a TSA Redress Number and TSA Known Traveler Number?
A. A TSA Redress Number is for individuals who have been subjected to repeated security screenings due to being flagged incorrectly on the watch list. Travelers can apply for a Redress Number via the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Traveler Redress Inquiry Program.
Q. My company has disabled my ability to change my full name in my Egencia traveler profile. How can I update the full name in my profile for Secure Flight purposes?
A. The name fields in the TSA Secure Flight module can always be changed, and the ability to update these name fields cannot be disabled by your company. The TSA Secure Flight name fields are only used for watch list matching, and are separate from a traveler's existing (primary) name field on the Egencia website.
Q. Airlines are advising customers that they should update the name on their frequent flyer accounts to match the name on their government-issued ID. Does the Secure Flight functionality on Egencia impact this in any way?
A. No. The existing (primary) name field on the Egencia website is the name that is printed on the airline ticket when it is issued; and is also used for frequent flyer mileage accrual. The Secure Flight name fields are only used for watch list matching and do not impact frequent flyer programs.
Best Regards,
Your Travel Manager