Originally Posted by PunishedEdmontonian
None of my US airline trips have required the data that AC does. All of them have simply required passport data and no hotel/address. The hotel/address has been left to the hand-filled card.
APIS information is not required at all for domestic flights. But if you are referring to transborder flights with a US airline, the following is from the UA website:
"Effective October 4, 2005, U.S. legislation will require foreign nationals to provide to air carriers a valid U.S. address during their stay “before” the departure of their U.S. bound flight. U.S. citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident cardholders are exempt from this requirement."
Airlines should be asking for this information as they are legally required to provide it. The Customs Declaration card does not serve the same purpose.
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