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[Martin Bochnig]

Stuart Kreitman wrote:
> Roland, Martin:
>
> You two need to contact LuftHansa directly and ask them these questions 
about your flight.
> Ask them if you are electronically ticketed, then you only need valid 
ID.
>
> We're assuming you have valid passports, even if you haven't flown in a 
while.
>
> Stuart
>
>

Stuart,

okay, thank you. I will instantly call LH's hotline.
My passport is just 12 months old, I have verified whether or not it is 
new enough (it looks, like it is).

It is not yet the most recent model, which came out only three weeks after 
I had received my passport.
Had I only known before, but nobody at the office had been able to tell me 
anything specific back then.
No, but it looks like it will work. There is a questionable rule here in 
Germany:

If a German (or EUropean?) passport has been handed out *before 20061026*, 
then it does not need to feature a RFID chip.
If it is dated after 20061026, then it must have one.
What a nonsense: My passport is dated 20061004 and one could not even get 
one with RFID at that date, nor any precise information.

(this info is shared with you, the list,  in the hope, that it might be 
useful to the 
other EUropean attendees)
If someone has an "outdated" passport, then she/he may still travel to the 
U.S., but is required to obtain a VISA long before ...


Regards,
Martin