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Jimbo:
It is against EU regulations for airlines to request this, or at least to threaten you with not flying. See this link:

http://www.sarahludfordmep.org.uk/news/001402/sarah_presses_european_commission_on_advanced_passenger_information_and_spanish_implementation_of_eu_law.html

It may be required for Spain (which is imposing it despite the EU free movement rules). The UK government site is hopeless vague on the subject.

This still seems to be muddy water, and really needs to be clarified. The simplest thing would be to request full names on the booking form!!! 

Googleberry1811:
Thanks everyone. I've been on Easyjet's website but short of putting in a request for a name change I cant seem to find anywhere that says I can change details that are held for me  :(

Jules:
We only spotted this on our Thomsons Final invoice after paying the balance. We submitted ours straight away. The information has only been needed since earlier this year.

Jimbo:
It cannot be made a requirement for an airline to demand this information BEFORE a flight from the UK to Greece. This is clearly laid out in the EU's information service summary of the Directive:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/349&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

The key words here are:

"Such personal data are typically taken from the machine-readable part of passengers’ passports and forwarded to the authorities after the completion of check-in."

Note the "after".

It's important in this age of identity theft that we don't needlessly spray information such as passport numbers across possibly compromised internet links, and I would urge anybody feeling that they want to be bullied into doing this to do it by telephone. This is basically a lazy catch-all for airlines in case people are flying to (say) the USA, where there are additional requirements. If you are an EU citizen you have a right to travel with adequate documentation at the border.

Looking at our Thomson's booking confirmation, this request is at the very bottom, after in-flight meals, seat reservations, and other trivia. If it's a show-stopper, why isn't it in the initial booking phase?

The answer to that is that it's easier for them to request it, even if it's not necessary. I doubt if this information is actually used for European flights until after check-in. After all, I can book with whatever details I like. Only at the desk is this information validated. Do you really think that Thomson's and EasyJet are transmitting this stuff to Kerkira airport the second you submit it?

swedebasher:
Had an email from Thomson yesterday where they highlight that this has to be done. Was not aware of this as I did not read this thread!!

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