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Airlines will continue to forward more than 30 pieces of data, such as dietary requirements and credit card details (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU and US close to air passenger data deal

The EU and the US are set to sign a deal for sharing air passenger data on Thursday (28 September) - only two days before the existing agreement expires.

A new cross-Atlantic anti-terrorism agreement was needed after the EU's highest court – the European Court of Justice – ruled the current accord illegal but allowed it to be used until September 30.

The US has accepted the EU's provisional offer of a similar deal but on a different legal basis that would satisfy EU judges, accord...

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Airlines will continue to forward more than 30 pieces of data, such as dietary requirements and credit card details (Photo: Wikipedia)

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