What's in a PNR?

A Passenger Name Record (PNR) is created every time you fly, book a hotel room, or rent a car. Up to now, it's been very difficult to put a single person's travel record into a single dossier. CAPPS II, which requires Americans to give their full name, date of birth, home address and telephone number, makes compiling a dossier of every single American citizen who travels anywhere easy.

Below, you'll find an example Galileo PNR. It comes in three parts: a single travel record; the profile of the company our traveler works for; and the personal profile of the employee. Our test subject is a Mr. Road Warrior, an executive with Global Conglomerate, Inc.

Do you really want the government to know this much about you or your company? Do you really want Galileo to be selling or trading this information about you and your company?

1. A single travel record.

ABC123/1S  AG 01234567 23JUL
 1.1WARRIOR/ROAD*1234
 1 UA 123F 10AUG SFOJFK HK1   0815A  0515P *         WE   E
 2 HHL GR HK1 JFK 10AUG-12MAR  2NT 98765  GRAND HOTEL NEW YORK
1234ABCD -1/RG-USD215.00/AGT01234567/G-DC12345678910123EXP0904/SI
-NON SMKG KING CD-GLOBALCON/NM-WARRIOR ROAD/CF-87654321 *
 3 DL1234F 12AUG JFKSFO HK1   1125A  0210P *         FR   E
 4 OTH ZO BK1  SFO 15MAY-**THANK YOU FOR CALLING ABC TRAVEL**
*** PROFILE ASSOCIATIONS EXIST *** >*PA
*** SEAT DATA EXISTS *** >9D
*** FREQUENT FLYER DATA EXISTS *** >*MP
*** ITINERARY REMARKS EXIST  *** >RM*
FONE-SFOAS/415-555-1111 ABC TRAVEL 01234567-JANE
   2 SFOR/415-555-2222-RES
   3 SFOB/925-555-3333-MARY SMITH
   4 SFOB/415-555-4444-PAX
   5 SFOF/925-555-5555-FAX
   6 SFOR/415-555-6666-PAX CELL
   7 SFOB/800-555-7777
RUL*PNR            
DLVR-ATTN-MARY SMITH[PSGR-MR ROAD WARRIOR[DEL-15MAY[VIP
ADRS-GLOBAL CONGLOMERATE INC[123 MAIN ST[ANYTOWN CA Z/94123
FOP:-DC12345678910123/D0904
TKTG-T/QAB 15MAY0215Z 1X AG **ELECTRONIC DATA EXISTS** >*HTE
*** TIN REMARKS EXIST *** >*T
*** LINEAR FARE DATA EXISTS *** >*LF
ATFQ-OK/-*1A2B 
 FQ-USD 784.63/USD 65.37US/USD 10.00XT/USD 860.00 - 15MAY F06
GFAX-OSIYY CTCR SFOR 415-555-2222
   2 OSI1V DLUC1JFKSFO1234F13AUG.NA/RS/ALT SEAT
RMKS-
   1 S/* VIP*      
   2 C/ZI/CD-B858100 FIRST CHOICE/// ALWAYS USE RC-BEST
   3 C/ZD/CD-ABCD123
   4 C/ZE/CD-DEFG456
   5 C/ET/CD-78HI9JK
   6 C/AL/CD-0123456
   7 H/HI/CD-859990 SFO
   8 H/RA/CD-1234560001
   9 H/RZ/CD-789012
  10 H/SI/CD-01234AB
  11 H/HJ/CD-C12345
  12 H/HY/CD-67890 
  13 H/RD/CD-1P1234
  14 H/ST/CD-5678  
  15 H/DI/CD-123450000678
TRMK-CA ACCT-1AB[ABC1234
   2 CC NO-CDC12345678910123
   3 PCC-A1B2      
ACKN-UA 1A2B3C   25APR 2134
   2 DL 7GHI89   25APR 2134
   3 DL 7GHI89   25APR 2134
   4 DL 7GHI89   25APR 2135
   5 DL 7GHI89   26APR 0047
   6 DL 7GHI89   26APR 0048
   7 UA 1A2B3C   04MAY 2320
   8 DL 7GHI89   04MAY 2320
   9 DL 7GHI89   05MAY 0051
  10 DL 7GHI89   05MAY 0051
  11 DL 7GHI89   10MAY 1704
  12 DL 7GHI89   10MAY 1704
  13 DL 7GHI89   10MAY 1915
  14 DL 7GHI89   10MAY 1915
  15 DL 7GHI89   10MAY 1915

2. The Personal Profile of Mr. Road Warrior.

1A2B/GLOB-WARRIOR                                PREF-P  15AUG99
PERSONAL FILE      
  1N/ROAD WARRIOR      SR VICE PRES INTL SALES     * VIP *
  2N/ CAR >S*R.C  HTL >S*R.H  MPI >S*R.M  BPS >S*R.S
  3YN/N:1WARRIOR/ROAD*1234
  4YP/P:SFOR/415-555-1111-RES UNLISTED
  4YP/P:SFOR/415-555-2222-CELL
  5YP/P:SFOB/925-555-3333-JANE SMITH ASST
  6YP/P:SFOB/415-555-4444-PAX
  7YP/P:SFOF/925-555-5555-FAX
  8OD/D-VIP-CHECK  
        GLOBAL CONGLOMERATE INC
        123 MAIN ST 99TH FLR
        ANYTOWN CA 94123
  9OD/D-13 COUNTRY CLUB DR UNIT 2A
        SUBURBIA CA Z/94456
 10N/.             
 11NH/HTL: G-DC12345678901234EXP1104/SI-NSRM KING
 12NF/ALT FOP FIELDS
 13NF/F-DC12345678901234/D1104
 14NM/MP*UA00123456789*
 15NM/   US123456789*
 16NM/   DL1234567890*
 17NM/   AA87654321*
 18NM/   NW2345678901*
 19YP/[:3OSI YY CTCR SFOR 415-555-1111
 20NE/EMERGENCY CTCT MARGARET BLACK 650-555-8888 CELL
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3. The Corporate Profile of Global Conglomerate, Inc.

1A2B/ABC TRAVEL/GLOB                           PREF-B  18APR98
BUSINESS FILE      
  1N/GLOBAL CONGLOMERATE INC            FOP: INDV
  2N/REP: RICHARD ROE             CTC: JANE SMITH
  3N/.             
  4N/ BKG >S*R.B        CAR >S*R.C      HTL   >S*R.H
  5N/ DEL >S*R.D        MGR >S*R.M      VIP   >S*R.V
  6N/......        
  7N/..ALL DL RECORDS ADD IT   >T:
  8N/..SEE >S*R.B  FOR UA AND AA DISCOUNT
 12YP/P:SFOB/925-555-1111
 13YP/P:SFOB/800-555-2222
 15YW/W-GLOBAL CONGLOMERATE INC
        123 MAIN ST
        ANYTOWN CA Z/94123
 16NF/F-DC12345678901234/D1004  DO NOT USE W/O WRITTEN AUTH
 17NF/NN PRETRIP AUTH FORM TO USE ABOVE ANY QUES TO JOHN DOE
 18NF/F-DC12345678901234/D0405 * MARY WHITE CONTRACTOR ONLY**
 19NC/SEE >S*GLOB-CARS
 20YC/[:5C/ZI /CD-ABC1234    FIRST CHOICE /// ALWAYS USE RC-BEST
 21YC/[:5C/ZD /CD-5678DEF
 22YC/[:5C/ZE /CD-9012345
 23YC/[:5C/ET /CD-67G8901
 24YC/[:5C/AL /CD-234567/ID-GLOB
 25NH/FOR PREFERRED HOTEL LOCATIONS >S*GLOB-HTLS
 26NH/HTL ABC: INDV..NEVER USE HOTEL NY 1234 FOR FRANK JONES
 27YH/[:5H/HI/CD-123456 SFO
 28YH/[:5H/RA/CD-7890123456
 29YH/[:5H/RZ/CD-78901
 30YH/[:5H/SI/CD-23456AB
 31YH/[:5H/HJ/CD-C789012
 32YH/[:5H/HY/CD-34567
 33YH/[:5H/RD/CD-1P12345
 34YH/[:5H/ST/CD-6789
 35YH/[:5H/DI/CD-0123456789012
 36ND/ALTERNATE COMPANY ADDRESSES
 37ND/DEL INFO - OVRNGHT:DHL    ACCT NUMBER: 123456
 38ND/2ND DEL INFO -OVRNGHT: FEDX ACCT NBR 1234 5678 9
 39NB/AUTHORIZED TRAVEL PLANNERS
 40NB/NAME FIELD RMKS: N:SMITH/JOHN*9999.JACKSON
 41NB/NAME RMKS DESC:  4 DIGIT COST CENTER.LAST NAME OF MGR
 42NV/FOR AUTHORIZED COSTS CTRS AND MGRS SEE >S*GLOB-MGRS
 43NB/.            
 44NB/AIR CONTRACTS: UA PERKS PLUS/AA BUSINESS EXTRAA
 45NB/TRAVEL POLICY:
 46NB/ ONLY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ALLOWED FIRST/BUSINESS
 47NB/ FOR FTLS MORE THAN 2HRS ONE WAY. ALL OTHER TRVLRS MUST
 48NB/ HAVE APPRVL FROM A (SVP) OR ABOVE
 49NV/FOR VIP INFO SEE >S*GLOB-VIPS
 50NL/LIMO:  NOT AUTH MUST CHARGE PERSONAL CC IF REQ
 51NF/.            
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