ECAC facilitation experts discuss this year’s work programme and start looking ahead to another busy year in 2025
Paris, 6-7 November 2024 — Members and observers of the Facilitation Working Group met over one and a half days in Paris to discuss ongoing work in the domain, and to look ahead to developing the work programme for 2025.
Updates were received on recent developments in air cargo and health matters, and in relation to ongoing issues under Passenger Name Records (PNR), as well as on States’ progress towards next year’s implementation of the EU Entry Exist System (EES). The meeting reviewed the survey findings on air services liabilities and complaints from persons with reduced mobility. It was agreed that experts would review both of the surveys in detail to check that their aims were consistent with current State challenges and to propose improvements to more efficiently capture and use the resultant data under both of these important topics in future.
The working group agreed to continue its work on developing guidance on assistance dogs, and to review ECAC’s Policy Statement on Facilitation, Doc 30, Part I, in the new year.