Originally Posted by HeHateY

Washington seeks power to ban air travellers - even if they are only flying OVER the U.S.

The US government is demanding the right to ban British air passengers from flying over America en route to other countries – even when the flights will not land in the United States.

Under anti-terrorism measures due to come into force within two years, the US authorities insist they need to do background checks on all UK air passengers travelling to Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America.

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