Angola’s National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) has signed a deal with SITA’s advance travel solutions business unit to implement an Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) system for the country. SITA is the air transport industry's IT provider, delivering solutions for airlines, airports, aircraft, and governments.
API/PNR is a requirement of the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) under Annexe 9 of the Chicago Convention, which addresses the facilitation of air transport. It is also a UN Security Council standard under Resolution No. 2178/14, which all UN member states are legally obliged to adopt.
Under a Presidential Order and in line with these international best practices, ANAC will finalise a contract with SITA to implement API/PNR in Angola.
The API/PNR system provides several advantages and benefits:
- International compliance: Angola will fully comply with the regulations, standards, and recommended practices by the UN Security Council, ICAO, and the International Air Transport Association.
- Strengthening national security:
- it allows for the advance collection of passengers' identity and itinerary before they travel, to assist with risk prevention, identifying potential threats, and guaranteeing national sovereignty.
- it enables more efficient and agile passenger check-in and boarding processes at airports;
- combats transnational crime;
- helps to control migratory flows.
ANAC believes that the implementation of API/PNR will improve the traveller experience at Angola’s new Dr. António Agostinho Neto Airport and promote national economic development by attracting and promoting tourism and generating employment opportunities.
