Timeline for Was I wrongfully denied boarding for a flight where the airliner lands to a gate that doesn't directly connect to the international part the airport?
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| Jul 9 at 10:03 | comment | added | phoog | This answer is incorrect. This isn't surprising because the TIMATIC text is incorrect. Presumably TIMATIC is consistent and either includes this text for Gatwick or claims that TWOV is unavailable at Gatwick, that that is wrong. The UK's TWOV facility allows beneficiaries to clear passport control; the statement that they must "remain in the international transit area" may form the basis of a claim by the airline against TIMATIC to cover the cost of reimbursing the passenger. | |
| Jul 8 at 23:58 | comment | added | Crazydre | @RoomTemperatureMilk You're correct - I'm writing an answer on what to do | |
| Jul 8 at 22:43 | comment | added | MJeffryes | this answer is totally and utterly wrong. The UK transit without visa rules make no distinction as to whether a Turkish citizen will pass UK border control or not in order to avail themselves of it, as long as they hold an EU/EEA residence permit (or the other qualifying conditions). | |
| Jul 8 at 22:28 | comment | added | Room Temperature Milk | @André Sorry for the confusion. The flight was from Oslo Gardermoen Airport to Gatwick Airport (I just edited the post). The flight number is DY1308. I didn't realize the information on the Timatic website was only related to LHR and MAN, making the whole quote irrelevant to my case. However, I still believe I was wrongfully denied boarding as according to UK law, persons who hold a D-type visa or residence permit issued by an EEA country can ENTER to UK if they have another valid flight ticket on the same or next day. Source: UK Immigration Rules Appendix V, V7.7 and V7.78. | |
| Jul 8 at 11:23 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | @André They never mentioned which airport they were flying to at all. They do mention the airline and destination city, and the only airport that airline flies to in that city is LGW. The airline doesn’t fly to the airport the Timatic extract quoted relates to, making it irrelevant to the itinerary. The whole point is that the question is based on a false premise. | |
| Jul 8 at 9:36 | comment | added | André | The OP never mention LGW, that's your assumption (it also seems to be what actually happened), it's not part of the question. | |
| Jul 8 at 9:31 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | @André Yes, they had all the documents required for a transfer at LHR, which is what they were looking at in Timatic. That doesn’t mean they had all the documents required for a transfer at LGW, the airport they were actual transiting through. | |
| Jul 8 at 6:24 | comment | added | André | And he writes immediately below that: "I'm sure that I had all those required documents." OP's words not mine. | |
| Jul 8 at 5:24 | comment | added | ruakh | @André: The OP writes "the UK (London)". The bit about "London (LHR) or Manchester (MAN)" is in a quotation from Timatic -- not the OP's own wording. The OP apparently thought that (s)he was covered by the "London (LHR)" wording, but according to this answer, (s)he was mistaken about that. (Probably the OP simply didn't realize that "London (LHR)" refers to just one of the several airports serving London, and that his/her own flight was through a different one.) | |
| Jul 8 at 0:09 | comment | added | Level River St | @DonQuiKong Gatwick is smaller and less congested than Heathrow, hence flights are cheaper, due to lower airport tax amongst other things. Gatwick has very few intercontinental flights. Although the UK has never been part of the Schengen area, problems like this one were quite rare when the UK was part of the EU. It would be advantageous for Gatwick to set itself up with an international transit area if the proposed expansion goes ahead. | |
| Jul 7 at 16:43 | comment | added | André | The OP ist flying either to LHR or MAN, he is very clear about that in the question. | |
| Jul 6 at 18:26 | comment | added | DavidRecallsMonica | The UK Home Office page cited by @JohnDoe in his comment to the original question contains language that provides an exemption from the visa requirement for those who hold a valid D-visa, such as the OP. Do you think this UK page is inapplicable to the OP? | |
| Jul 6 at 8:51 | comment | added | DonQuiKong | Maybe that's why the flight was cheaper. | |
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