Update to Response to Information Request ALB21017.E of 18 August 1995 on international airline tickets in 1994 [ALB21719.E]

For current information on airline tickets purchased in Albania for exiting Albania, please consult the Swissair attachment; however, please note that the DIRB is unable to determine whether this information also applied in 1994. In a telephone interview on 24 August 1995, the general manager of Swissair in Tirana stated that in the facsimile sent to the DIRB on 24 August 1995, the paragraph immediately below the salutation is "Please find below our remarks to your questions of page 2."

Please consult the second and third sections of page two of the Alitalia Airlines attachment for a copy of the questions posed to Swissair.

For additional information on how far in advance of the departure date a ticket has to be requested and purchased, please consult the Alitalia Airlines attachment. In a telephone interview on 28 August 1995, a representative of Alitalia Airlines in Toronto stated that this information also applies to 1994.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

References

Alitalia Airlines, Toronto. 28 August 1995. Telephone interview with representative.

Swissair, Tirana. 24 August 1995. Telephone interview with general manager.

Attachments

Alitalia Airlines, Toronto. 24 August 1995. Facsimile sent to the DIRB.

Swissair, Tirana. 24 August 1995. Facsimile sent to the DIRB.