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Nov 05, 2016 (newstodate): Sweden's Arlanda Airport has moved the last mile towards introducing US Pre-clearance from summer 2018.
On November 4, 2016, representatives from the Swedish and US governments signed a bilateral agreement to introduce US border control at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, and on the same occasion Swedavia signed an agreement with US Customs and Border Protection on how this function will be handled at the airport.
In 2015, Stockholm Arlanda Airport was selected by US authorities as one of ten airports around the world with the possibility of establishing US border control on foreign soil prior to departure.
As a result of todays agreements, a pre-clearance facility can be built as soon as the legal process is completed to modify US pre-clearance to comply with Swedish laws.
Swedavia will now proceed to the next preparatory phase of completing the project design and preparing a public tender for the coming facility.
In 2015, about 1.1 million passengers flew between Sweden and the US, with 60 per cent of them choosing direct flights.
On November 4, 2016, representatives from the Swedish and US governments signed a bilateral agreement to introduce US border control at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, and on the same occasion Swedavia signed an agreement with US Customs and Border Protection on how this function will be handled at the airport.
In 2015, Stockholm Arlanda Airport was selected by US authorities as one of ten airports around the world with the possibility of establishing US border control on foreign soil prior to departure.
As a result of todays agreements, a pre-clearance facility can be built as soon as the legal process is completed to modify US pre-clearance to comply with Swedish laws.
Swedavia will now proceed to the next preparatory phase of completing the project design and preparing a public tender for the coming facility.
In 2015, about 1.1 million passengers flew between Sweden and the US, with 60 per cent of them choosing direct flights.