Air Travel to Get Stricter Starting Nov. 1

Starting Nov. 1, air travel will get a little more annoying. Secure Flight will require airlines to collect a passenger’s full name (as it appears on government-issued ID), date of birth, gender and Redress Number (if applicable).

By providing complete information, passengers can significantly decrease the likelihood of watch list misidentification. Secure Flight watch list matching takes a matter of seconds to complete, and providing this data enables passengers to print their boarding passes at home or at an airline kiosk.

Secure Flight will not conduct watch list matching or approve the issuance of a boarding pass by an airline if complete passenger data is not submitted.

For FAQs, visit http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/