Originally Posted by
craigthemif
Hidden city into a country requiring a visa-in-advance is a recipe for disaster, unless you already have the visa.
Is that really even a good fare as a one-way?
Not necessarily. If you have an overnight connection in the connecting city then you're generally only checked in for the first segment (to LHR or HEL), so no visa check until you return to the airport the next day to check in for the second segment. I've had to do this before on UL when MLE-India was far cheaper than MLE-CMB. I've also had loads of other examples when I wasn't doing hidden city but had an overnight connection and no one has looked at the entry requirements for the second segment until I checked in at the connecting airport again.