"NO FLY": ALITALIA BUMPS LEBANESE G4 VISA HOLDER

UNCLAS ROME 003514 SIPDIS STATE FOR EB/TRA, EUR/WE, NEA/ELA, CA/VO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAIR CVIS IT LE UN AVIATION SUBJECT: "NO FLY": ALITALIA BUMPS LEBANESE G4 VISA HOLDER REF: A. ROME 2624 ¶B. ROME 2005 ¶1. (SBU) After being alerted by Alitalia, Italian Border Police prevented a passenger on the TSA "No Fly" list from boarding Milan-JFK flight 413 on Saturday, October 15. The passenger, Lebanese national Mohammad Kassem HAGE (PP 30610, PDOB 24 Dec 1963, Lebanon),was attempting to travel to the United States on a valid G4 visa, apparently to work at the UN. ¶2. (U) Comment. This is further evidence Alitalia has developed an effective and systematic program for complying with TSA's "No Fly" procedures. End comment. SPOGLI