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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 8:34 pm
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Originally Posted by MacDaddie
[The fines to the airline is pretty substantial in most countries. I disagree that the airline shouldn't make money flying you out. You as the holder of the visa (or not) are responsible for your own entry into a country. If you don't have a visa, or it has expired, or you obtained the wrong type of visa, or were previously arrested in that country, etc. etc. .....then the airline certainly should make money flying you back to wherever.
So they should be allowed to profit from their failure to follow the destination country's legal requirements?
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