Originally Posted by Often1
The airlines (ex-Australia) have no legal basis to recover costs from the pax if they are denied entry at the destination when they boarded with the correct documents in hand. The carrier bears the cost. They cannot charge a credit card for the costs unless they have specific authorization from the card holder. It's called fraud otherwise.
If a pax boards with the correct documentation wouldn't the government be responsible for paying to have the pax deported? I thought the airline's responsibility stopped with ensuring correct documentation.
Last edited by bensyd; Jun 8, 2013 at 10:32 pm
Reason: not thinking!