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The Commission wishes to underline that there is no current requirement on air carriers to provide to the United States API data on passengers for overflights.
As you probably know, the United States authorities are considering a so-called emergency amendment, which would require airlines to check all passengers against a United States no-fly list for all flights overflying the United States. The Commission would seek opportunities to discuss any such proposal which could have implications more generally for international air travel. The European Union has a rigorous policy on aviation security, but that does not include a no-fly list.
The inclusion of persons in a no-fly list, however, does not mean that they are guilty of, or suspected of, involvement in criminal activity or other wrongdoing. Rather, the United States authorities, on the basis of wide range of information, have determined that the individuals in question should not be allowed to fly to or over the territory of the United States, either because their presence in the United States is deemed unwelcome or, because by travelling on an aircraft they might pose a security risk. Such decisions and the criteria on the basis of which they are made are exclusively the domain of the United States Government, which alone is responsible for them.
Although the occasions on which flights are diverted are relatively few, we recognise the concern and inconvenience they may cause. The Commission will, therefore, pursue clarification of the United Nations no-fly list in talks with the United States, as I promised earlier in the summer. For example, early and effective communication to airlines of an up-to-date no-fly list is an essential aspect. The Commission is in the process of seeking to elucidate further with the American authorities on that criterion, in order to prevent in the future cases of false positives. I will be discussing this and other issues during my next meeting with Secretary Chertoff in Washington in early October."@en1
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