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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 11:05 am
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HIDDY
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Originally Posted by BingBongBoy
All I am stating is the requirement for BA to have consent from the Passenger who traveled to discuss and deal with someone else on their behalf and discuss details which are protected under the Data Protection Act in the UK. No need to get so defensive. .
Yes daft as it may seem to some that is the legislation that BA have to abide by.....as do all companies,organisations, etc in the UK.
As for finding ways around it.....far too costly and time consuming for a company to be doing that I'm afraid. It's really up to the customer.
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