Originally Posted by
GenevaFlyer
Is it just about the countries they fly to? What about transiting to another airline to reach another destination country?
And in those 5 minutes, is it information as published by the relevant authorities in the destination country? Not doubting you, but I know some countries make it difficult to find the right information, especially for transits.
GenevaFlyer
That is the purpose of TIMATIC which is a service IATA provides to its member airlines and which passengers can access without fee through a variety of websites, UA being the generally most reliably available portal.
There are a lot more than TWOV at SZX issues to worry about and that's why carriers pay IATA to keep TIMATIC up to date.
Even in the EU which has the toughest compensation laws in the world in most situations, EC 261/2004 would not likely consider it unreasonable if a carrier denies boarding based on the language of TIMATIC.
No matter what you think, it's best to check TIMATIC. If you think that TIMATIC is wrong, you are going to have a fight convincing any carrier not to abide by it, but whatever chance you have is best dealt with in advance.