The Nick Family trip to Spain

[Nick]

I see that we have to register online so that we get let into SPain. Does anyone know WTF that is all about (Wenchy)?

[Grumpmeister]

Disaster planning for the Spanish Emergency services prolly... 

[Snoopy]

You say not who is asking you to register on line. Is it Sleazy Jet? They do offer the option, to save time checking in at Scallypool airport, to register on line. My Brother who flies to Switzerland (yes I know that is not in Spain) frequently from there says it saves no time at all and has stopped doing it. Makes no odds it seems.

[Nick]

Ryanair. But it's not about online check in, it appears to be some form of govt requirement 

https://www.bookryanair.com/SkySales/FRRetrieveAPIS.aspx?culture=EN-GB&lc=EN-GB&pos=MYFLIGHT

[Snoopy]

Have you asked them?
It cannot be a Government Requirement as not everyone has internet access ~ unless they only ask those who book on line to "register" ~ and that's pretty pointless since you must have already provided them with name, address, credit card details, email etc to have booked the flight and will need to show them a passport and credit card before you board. Tell them to p*ss off and see what happens.






My money is that it will be another details gathering scam for future marketing purposes.

[Nick]

Check the link then!

[Snoopy]

That'll be the link posted after I started to reply and thus had no way of seeing before commenting would it?

Nothing more than normal Passport and ID checks ~ have you tried to fly to the US recently? Twice as bad.

They have a responsibility to know who they are carrying. If they are unsure of anyone they will not carry them. Any data gathered for this purpose can, in law, only be used for the reasons given by them at the time.

Try calling other airlines and see if they want the same info ~ if so then you know it's a Kosher request.

[Uncle Mort]

It's kosher:


DoT info

[Snoopy]

Well there you have it then. Thanks Uncle.

[Nick]

How will the data be collected?
The data will be collected either at the airport, when you check in, or in advance, usually when you make your booking.  It will help to speed up the check in process if you provide your data before you arrive at the airport.

So Ryanair says to do it in advance or else. The DoT say that you can do it at the airport.

I will do it online, just wondered what it was a bout

[Snoopy]

Ryan Air presumably want to comply with the bit about letting the Spanish Authorities know before you board. Given the short check in times at Scallypool (compared to other places) I can see why they would want the info before you arrive. You (and others) would soon complain if you weren't allowed to fly because the Spanish hadn't OK'd you before the flight boarded.
Like I said ~ the US is even more difficult with all this advance notice stuff.

[Snoopy]

  Just a thought ~ I wonder what they do about those who arrive by car ferry or even drive across from France ~ being as how we are all EU with open borders like.

[Nick]

Well there's a mystery!

[Snoopy]

I shall stick to my trips, with car, though the tunnel, across bits of France, Belgium and into Holland with the odd day trip, whilst in Holland, to Germany. It's a well travelled route (Ask GOS) with little in the way to slow the traveller.


Getting to Switzerland may require a Motor Cycle though.

[Nick]

Where is GOS?