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07OSLO229
2007-03-07 16:11:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Oslo
Cable title:  

NORWAY TIGHTENS DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL SECURITY,

Tags:  EAIR ECON PREL NO 
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DE RUEHNY #0229 0661611
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P 071611Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY OSLO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5313
INFO RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS PRIORITY 6551
RUEHCP/AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN PRIORITY 2243
RUEHHE/AMEMBASSY HELSINKI PRIORITY 7888
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RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 0952
RUEHRK/AMEMBASSY REYKJAVIK PRIORITY 0778
RUEHSM/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM PRIORITY 3047
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY
RHMCSUU/FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEAHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
UNCLAS OSLO 000229 

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BRUSSELS FOR TSA: KEVIN CAHILL, JESUS PRESAS, AND PAUL ROGERS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ECON PREL NO
SUBJECT: NORWAY TIGHTENS DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL SECURITY,
AFTER EMBASSY PUSH

REF: 06 OSLO 1319

UNCLAS OSLO 000229

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SENSITIVE
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BRUSSELS FOR TSA: KEVIN CAHILL, JESUS PRESAS, AND PAUL ROGERS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ECON PREL NO
SUBJECT: NORWAY TIGHTENS DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL SECURITY,
AFTER EMBASSY PUSH

REF: 06 OSLO 1319


1. (U) As of March 1, Norwegian domestic air travelers with
checked luggage are required to show photo ID at boarding
gates. This new procedure supplements ID verification at
check-in and puts Norway in compliance with EC directives
requiring bag-passenger matching. The Norwegian Civil
Aviation Authority's (CAA) implementation rules state that
any ID can be accepted as long as it shows name, picture, and
date of birth. Passengers under 18 traveling with parents,
or children under 12 traveling alone are not required to
produce IDs. CAA officials tell us that Norway is
considering implementing biometric systems similar to ones in
place in other Nordic countries to speed the ID process at
the gate.


2. (U) Passengers traveling without checked luggage are not
required to present ID and airlines are given discretion in
how they implementing the ID matching requirement. Oslo
International Airport (OSL) security officials tell us that
the practical effect of the new regulation is that all
passengers over 12 years old are now required to show IDs.
Visitors without tickets or boarding passes are still allowed
to enter domestic terminal gate areas without showing IDs;
however, all persons do go through security screening before
entering gate areas.


3. (SBU) COMMENT: The new ID procedure is an incremental
improvement in Norwegian domestic air travel security, and
falls short of requiring 100 percent ID matching at the gate.
Given that non-official IDs are acceptable and visitors
without boarding passes are still allowed into domestic
flight gate areas, there is room for additional improvement
in the system. Nonetheless, Post is pleased to see a
positive response from the Norwegian CAA on this security
issue which came about in part due to Emboff visit reported
in reftel. We will continue to report on Norwegian air
security improvements. END COMMENT
JOHNSON