A joint decision by the ministers of the interior, of economy and finance, and of transport and logistics is now in force in Morocco to strengthen air security by regulating how passenger and commercial-flight data are processed, reports Aujourd’hui le Maroc. It sets the list of information elements covering passengers, commercial flights, crew and airlines.
For passengers, advance information covers identity details (name, birth details, sex, address and contact details, including an emergency contact where applicable), payment methods and billing address, loyalty programs, luggage, other passengers on the booking, passport and travel-document data, the point of departure and any connection, the history of changes to identification details, and information on unaccompanied minors and their legal representatives.
Booking records must include the booking and ticket-issue dates, planned travel date, record history, travel-agency details, passenger status, ticket numbers and fares, seat number, and code-share flights. Check-in and boarding data add the travel document’s number, type, issuing state and expiry date, the border crossing point used to enter or leave Morocco, flight number, dates and times, check-in and boarding status, baggage count and weight, and the passenger’s place of stay in Morocco.
A separate regulation covers commercial flights and crew. Flight data include the carrier and flight number, departure and arrival airports and times, passenger and transit counts, checked bags and flight status, such as delayed or cancelled. Crew information covers identity, address, category (flight or cabin crew), passport details and the air navigation license.
The system also applies to general aviation, for which data on people on board, the aircraft owner and the route are collected. Operators of general-aviation aircraft on international flights must report their border crossing point to the “Centre national de traitement de l’information”, created under Article 3 of Decree No. 2.21.624, the media specified.