All passengers traveling on flights to Spain are now required to provide additional information prior to their flight as the Spanish Government moves to introduce entry procedures, similar to those used in the US.

All passengers will be required to provide their full given names, surnames, nationality, date of birth and travel document number (passport or ID card number) when checking in for their flight. This process will require the check-in agent to swipe the passport through a computer.

Trials were successfully completed at MonarchÂ's UK airports in May and live APIS data has been sent for all passengers travelling on MonarchÂ's Spanish flights since then, with no disruption being caused to passengers or check-in queues.

Check-in as normal, all data is collected at the airport.

Passengers booked on scheduled flights and wishing to use the online check in facility will be able to provide their data at the Â'fast bag-dropÂ' desk or at the departure gate.

Passengers travelling from Manchester Airport and wishing to check-in using the CUSS (Common User Self Service) check-in kiosks, will be prompted to swipe their own passports as part of the check-in process.

A report by The Mole