Regulations and Government
EBAA Cheers Polish Court Ruling on Pax Name Enforcement
Poland's Border Guard has been incorrectly imposing fines on airlines and private operators
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Poland's Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the country's government has not correctly implemented European Union rules on Passenger Name Records. © Boeing Business Jets

Business aircraft operators can seek reimbursement of penalties imposed on them by Polish authorities following a landmark legal victory over passenger name record requirements. On Friday, aviation law firm JMK Legal won a case in the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland, which overturned a lower court ruling against an unnamed operator and annulled a fine imposed in that case.

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) said it welcomed the victory, explaining that Poland’s Border Guard has been incorrectly applying the European Directive 2016/681's requirements for airlines and other operators to provide authorities with passenger details for security profiling. Polish officials have unilaterally imposed fines for alleged breaches based on their own criteria, apparently to generate revenues for the government.