EU-US air passenger data deal ruled illegal
30/05/2006 - 10:02:55The European Union’s highest court today ruled as illegal an EU-US trans-Atlantic passenger data deal, saying it did not provide adequate privacy protection for European travellers.
The agreement compels European airlines to turn over 34 pieces of information about each passenger, including name, address and credit card details, within 15 minutes of departure for the United States.
The European Court of Justice in Brussels found the data would not be “adequately protected” by the United States.
Washington argues the information is vital to combat terrorism and warned airlines would face fines and a loss of landing rights if they did not comply.
