US Citizens asked to fill out ID form before flying?
Dec 16, 2017, 6:41 am
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Air Canada is the only airline who does this silly nonsense - they claim it's a US govt regulation, that every airline does it, etc etc. It's a relic from the past, no one does it anymore, but Air Canada just insists on continuing this stupidity on transborder flights. If you use a Nexus card, they don't know if you're a US or Canadian citizen at the gate and won't bother you with it. When flying to/from the US I check-in with my US passport, but show my Nexus card or Canadian passport at boarding so I can ignore the form.
Dec 16, 2017, 6:47 am
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Dec 16, 2017, 10:20 am
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Dec 16, 2017, 10:22 am
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What happens if you check in online with your nexus card? That's what I did and was asked this. Other us citizen non nexus holders were asked the same thing. Just seems so bizarre why it wasn't collected at online check in if needed and why my Porter flights never had called for something like this.
Dec 17, 2017, 10:05 pm
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I doubt that this is just a Canada matter. It sounds more like a US matter.
It sounds like the emergency contact form that some airlines still use sometimes for flights to/from the US, as part of a US Government requirement so that in the event of an international flight disaster the USG can make contact with the representative assigned by the US citizen passengers to be the emergency contact.
It sounds like the emergency contact form that some airlines still use sometimes for flights to/from the US, as part of a US Government requirement so that in the event of an international flight disaster the USG can make contact with the representative assigned by the US citizen passengers to be the emergency contact.
Still quite common for many international flights to/from the U.S., including to/from Canada.
