What's in a PNR?
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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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