Why does my boarding pass read "APIS OK"

8/19/2014 9:19:24 AM

Advance Passenger Information System or APIS gets inserted into your booking either by yourself or if you booked through a travel agent. It is usually inserted for all international travel. The information used is basically your passport number, place of issue, nationality, gender, name and surname all of which can be found on your passport. I think the information goes directly to the airline, and if it is not inserted before you travel it will be inserted at the check in desk when they check your passport, for security purposes.
I think APIS OK would just suggest that your details have been confirmed and are correct.

8/17/2014 4:31:01 PM

Turkey is listed by Air France as one of the countries requiring this type of information. The Air France list is slightly different from the Wikipedia list (itself based on an info page from Air Canada) but the latter does not claim to be comprehensive (“these countries include […]”).

I guess this is called “APIS” by analogy with the US system and other countries possibly use the same format but, given the countries involved, I doubt the information is generally shared among them.

8/17/2014 4:46:02 PM

According to a list provided by Air France, Turkey is one of the countries that utilizes APIS. Wikipedia’s list is probably just out-of-date.

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