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Old Jun 29, 2016 | 7:30 pm
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Originally Posted by eternaltransit
That kind of information is generally kept confidential by airlines - more transparent governments may release data but it's unlikely.

However it is a fact that airlines that carry passengers to a country who are subsequently denied entry because of improper documentation are levied charges by that country and sometimes charged removal costs.

Airlines must check pax requirements against Timatic before allowing travel.

FR recently won a case against unjust fines in the UK where the UK authorities fined FR for failing to spot professional forgeries of Greek passports that even their own immigration officers failed to detect were fake at the border, but were subsequently discovered by specialist teams.

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articl...gal-immigrants
This seems to be ridiculous. Since when are airlines "enforcement"? I'm glad the judge ruled against the UK Government.
How are airline employees supposed to "check" validity of documentation? They aren't trained for that. And I don't think that is their job. It is the job of immigration, which apparently cannot spot forgeries in the UK either.
Classic example of government trying to make others do its work (and not paying them for it).
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