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| Flights from UK 'escape US bans' | Flights from UK 'escape US bans' |
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| Passengers flying from UK airports will not be affected by a EU-US row over US demands for information on passengers, the British government has said. | Passengers flying from UK airports will not be affected by a EU-US row over US demands for information on passengers, the British government has said. |
| The Department of Transport (DoT) said it had taken out an air navigation order, so planes flying to the US would escape potential American landing bans. | The Department of Transport (DoT) said it had taken out an air navigation order, so planes flying to the US would escape potential American landing bans. |
| It means airlines can pass information to the US without running into legal trouble under data protection laws. | It means airlines can pass information to the US without running into legal trouble under data protection laws. |
| The action came as a deal between the EU and US remained in doubt. | The action came as a deal between the EU and US remained in doubt. |
| A DoT spokesman said: "We took out an air navigation order so planes could have a legal basis for data transfer while the EU-level talks are ongoing. | A DoT spokesman said: "We took out an air navigation order so planes could have a legal basis for data transfer while the EU-level talks are ongoing. |
| "It's a patch, if you like." | "It's a patch, if you like." |
| Planning ahead | Planning ahead |
| Paul Charles, Virgin Atlantic's director of communications, said the British government had good foresight to put the legal patch in place. | Paul Charles, Virgin Atlantic's director of communications, said the British government had good foresight to put the legal patch in place. |
| "They took it on that if there was not a deal between the EU and the US then this patch could take effect. | "They took it on that if there was not a deal between the EU and the US then this patch could take effect. |
| "It means airlines can carry on as normal as if the argument had never occurred, and the agreement was not about to run out. | |
| "It means airlines can go on providing the passenger data that the US require without facing possible legal action." | "It means airlines can go on providing the passenger data that the US require without facing possible legal action." |
| Deadline | Deadline |
| European and American officials had been holding talks to resolve the dispute on the transfer of airline passenger data before it ran out on Saturday. | |
| The row began in May, when the European Court of Justice ruled against a deal set up following the 9/11 attacks. | The row began in May, when the European Court of Justice ruled against a deal set up following the 9/11 attacks. |
| Under this agreement, European airlines agreed to supply the American authorities with detailed information about passengers flying into the US. | Under this agreement, European airlines agreed to supply the American authorities with detailed information about passengers flying into the US. |
| The two sides had until Saturday to replace the deal, with the Americans warning it may fine airlines or deny them landing rights if they refused to provide such data. | The two sides had until Saturday to replace the deal, with the Americans warning it may fine airlines or deny them landing rights if they refused to provide such data. |
| The US government believe the information is vital in their fight against terrorism and called for even more access to information. | The US government believe the information is vital in their fight against terrorism and called for even more access to information. |