Timatic

Timatic is the database containing cross border passenger documentation requirements. Timatic stands for Travel Information Manual Automatic and is used by airlines to determine whether a passenger can be carried, as well as by airlines and travel agents to provide this information to travellers at the time of booking. This is critical for airlines due to fines levied by immigration authorities every time a passenger is carried who does not have the correct travel documentation.^[1]

The information contained in Timatic covers:^[1]

Passport requirements and recommendations
Visa requirements and recommendations
Health requirements and recommendations
Airport tax to be paid by the traveller at either departure or arrival airport
Customs regulations relating to import/export of goods and small pets by a passenger
Currency regulations relating to import and export by a passenger

Timatic was first established in 1963 and is managed by International Air Transport Association (IATA). Over 60M travellers have their documentation requirements checked against the Timatic database every year.

It is available in a number of forms including:

Timatic – available over the SITA network
TIM – hard-copy book
TimaticWeb – web-based^[1]
Timatic XML^[1]
IATA Travel Centre, Consumer web portal

References

1 2 3 4 "Timatic". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

External links

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