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Old Nov 26, 2016 | 7:57 am
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Originally Posted by jphripjah
Why do the airlines refer to it as "mandatory" to provide the info 72 hours before?
The airlines are mandated by the USG to transmit to the USG all the required airline passenger info they have at 72 hours prior to departure. But they also have a mandatory requirement to transmit updates later.

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