Broadcasting. EU parliament looks set to reject passenger data deal with the US. March 23, 2012, 11:19 AM — The European Parliament looks set to reject an agreement with the U.S. to hand over personal data of airline passengers.
So-called PNR (passenger name register) agreements have been in place since 2004, but the latest draft will be voted on by the Parliament's justice and civil liberties committee on Tuesday. The PNR deal requires bulk passenger data, including name, contact details, payment information, itinerary, email and phone numbers, to be passed from European airlines to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Lufthansa says they aren’t responsible for their agents and contractors.