Regulations and Government
Bizav Operators Warned about Polish Pax Data Enforcement
With more attention now being paid to passenger name record enforcement by Polish board guards, aircraft operators will be given less leeway.

Polish authorities are more strictly enforcing passenger name record (PNR) regulations that apply to aircraft operators flying into the country. Based on new legal advice from Paweł Mazur of local law firm Warddynksi & Partners, the European Business Aviation Association has warned its members to ensure that they provide the full details about passengers required by the Polish Border Guard.

Due to a lack of resources, the border guard has allowed some discretion in the enforcement of PNR rules, but strictly speaking this covers only violations that occurred before Feb. 4, 2022. A moratorium on penalties for noncompliance is set to expire on Feb. 5, 2024, and Polish officials have indicated they are now deploying additional staff to enforce the rules at airports across the country.