Passenger registration and information is also required in respect of ships which depart from a port located outside the EU but which are bound for an EU port, regardless of whether the ships are flying the flag of an EU or a non-EU country.

Even if they are not always visible, passengers' experiences in airports and in flight are dependent to a large extent on the smooth operation of groundhandling services, whether this is in terms of physical comfort on board the plane (cleaning of the cabin, for example), reception of passengers on arrival at the airport (passenger and baggage check-in), or in terms of the prerequisites for the operation of safe and secure flights (refuelling and baggage loading, calculation of weight distribution in the aircraft, de-icing where necessary, etc.).

These data are forwarded to these authorities for passenger registration purposes. In principle they are transmitted electronically to these authorities.

2. The office of transit shall record the passage against the “Anticipated Transit Record” message received from the office of departure.

The office of transit records the passage against the "anticipated transit record" message received from the office of departure.

There are half a dozen reservation systems throughout the world that register passengers for flights.