Originally Posted by
ESpen36
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On the topic of whether a valid passport is required to board an international flight departing the United States:
1) doesn't DHS require airlines to collect and transmit APIS data (generated by comparing passport identity data to various Federal/INTERPOL databases looking for active warrants, violations, etc) for departing flights no later than 1 hour before departure, just like for inbound arriving flights?
2) even if APIS requirements do not apply to departing flights, can't any airline choose to require a passport swipe under its own policy before generating an international boarding pass? (As long as this requirement is communicated to pax in advance. If you don't like it, fly a different carrier.)
Furthermore wouldn't the airline and DHS check the validity of the passport as part of this data collection? Lets say John Do enters in the correct passport# but fakes the expiration date wouldn't the system come back and say the data is incorrect?
I'm surprised the airlines do not require you to enter your Dirvers License or State ID # when you enter the TSA API info.