Questions tagged [denied-boarding]
Being denied boarding on a plane or another form of travel. For questions about why boarding is denied, and claiming compensation. Tag with the appropriate transport form and compensation if appropriate.
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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?
I'm a Turkish national. I currently reside in Germany and I have a type D visa as well as a residence card, both issued by Germany. I was in Oslo, and to go back to Turkiye I could only afford a ...
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Regulatory Authority for denied boarding compensation for return leg of USA to Canada roundtrip flight
A USA Citizen was involuntarily denied boarding by Air Canada for the YYZ-EWR leg of a EWR-YYZ-EWR round-trip.
In case regulatory authorities need to get involved to receive compensation, do I reach ...
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Denied boarding on RyanAir intra-Schengen despite valid German Residency travel documents
I am a non-EU passport holder with a German Aufenthaltstitel (aufenthaltserlaubnis) residency card, which expired, and thus I was issued a (stamped, official, but not laminated / plastic) ...
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Can I be denied to board a cruise at a US port if I have a misdemeanor?
I am going to Alaska and one of my stops is Canada. Can I be denied to board a cruise at a US port if I have a misdemeanor? I understand that I may not be able to get off the ship in Canada and that ...
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Am I less likely to be denied boarding when not flying from my home country?
A while back a friend of mine (South American) traveled from the USA to the Schengen area without a return ticket. Back then, he was applying for Schengen residence (didn't have one yet and didn't ...
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What action can I take against Turkish airlines for denying me boarding?
I request some clarification if this applies as 'incorrectly denied boarding' by Turkish Airlines despite having a valid Schengen visa
The intended travel:
I was supposed to travel from Mumbai-> ...
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Entering Canada without APIS requirement [duplicate]
Lebanese citizen with a visitor visa to Canada, likely on the US no-fly list. What flights from Beirut to Canada that does not require APIS? Flights that avoid the continental United States?
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Denied boarding to Mitiga, Libya
I recently was due to travel from London Heathrow airport to Mitiga, Libya, via Cairo. I had a valid tourist visa for Libya to cover the entire time of my stay and a return flight ticket. I was due to ...
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Skiplagging consequences
Can one be denied boarding if the airline staff suspect that the person is skiplagging?
Reasons for suspicion can be:
Only cabin baggage.
Long layover.
Visa for the stopover country.
Stopover ...
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Boarding denied as the final itinerary did not include the Schengen visa issuing country
We got our Schengen visa from the Italian embassy. The bookings that were used in the submission for the visa had to be cancelled as they were provisional and since the visa took time (received just 2 ...
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Canadian citizen likely on a US no-fly list. How do they avoid US airspace? What are flights from Canada that don't trigger APIS requirements?
There are two questions that I have already found on the site that attempt to answer certain parts of my question (Canadian citizen, on US no-fly list. What can I do in order to be allowed on flights ...
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Requesting a copy of the US Secure Flight Overflight Table
I am currently facing a challenge with a client who is experiencing difficulties while attempting to fly out of Canada. I posted about it a few months ago here - Canadian citizen likely on a US no-fly ...
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Denied check-in on a code-shared flight of IsrAir and SmartWings: where to complain?
I am traveling with a Kiwi.com-booked trip from CDG->PRG->TLV (and then back). The first segment was run by Czech Airlines and went fine, the second segment was provided by Israir (but operated ...
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Compensation for denied boarding due to transit rules
Theoretical situation: I have a flight with a connection in a country for which I don't have a visa, but the rules allow transit without a visa. However, sometimes it happens that the boarding staff ...
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Traveling from BRU-AUH-DEL-KTM with only hand luggage: denied boarding in BRU due to lack of Indian Transit Visa
On 11-9-23 in Brussels, Belgium (BRU), Etihad denied our boarding for flight EY58 to Abu Dhabi, UAE (AUH) (with only hand luggage), which connected to EY218 to Delhi, India (DEL) T3. From T3, we would ...
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