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TheTravel Information Manual Automatic (Timatic) is a database containing documentation requirements for passengers traveling internationally via air, e.g.passport andvisa requirements. Timatic, an abbreviation for Travel Information Manual Automatic, is used by airlines and their representatives (check-in agents, managers, etc.), airport staff, and travel agents to determine whether a passenger can be carried, as well as by airlines and travel agents to provide this information to travellers at the time of booking. This is critical for airlines due to the fines levied by immigration authorities every time a passenger is carried who does not have the correct travel documentation,[1] as well as the airline's costs to return the incorrectly-boarded passenger to the original airport from which the passenger departed.[original research?]
The information contained in Timatic includes:[1]
Timatic was first established in 1963 and is managed by theMontreal-basedInternational Air Transport Association (IATA). Over 500 million travellers have their documentation requirements checked against the Timatic database every year.[citation needed]
It is available in a number of forms, including:
IATA has announced theTravel Pass application as an extension of Timatic that can manageCOVID-19 test results, proof of vaccination and national entry rules.[3]