Originally Posted by
moondog
In other words, the exit guy isn't empowered to perform any crazy searches; show him the Chinese passport and move on.
As part of the airline contract with the government , the airline bares all the financial liabilities associated with denied entry to a foreign country.
13.3 Refusal of Entry
If you are denied entry into any country, you will be responsible to pay any fine or charge assessed against us by the Government concerned and for the cost of transporting you from that country. The fare collected for carriage to the point of refusal or denied entry will not be refunded by us.
13.4 Passenger Responsible for Fines, Detention Costs, Etc.
If we are required to pay any fine or penalty or to incur any expenditure by reason of your failure to comply with laws, regulations, orders, demands or other travel requirements of the countries concerned or to produce the required documents, you shall reimburse us on demand any amount so paid or expenditure so incurred.