Originally Posted by
Aquitania
there was a recent unfortunate story there about a woman having to spend a night in the police detention room due to having no transit visa and the airside closing for the night.
I wasn't able to locate that post. Was she an Indian Woman?
...(why does it always have to happen to Indians?)
Not always. It happens to black americans quite often.
https://www.theroot.com/how-american...-up-1795045431
Even when travelling with a white friend. That's just one example.
Here's another about black and muslim passengers.
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-po...ngers-out-hand
Nigerian passengers also expereince prejudice and discrimination:
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel...-a8133011.html
Nigerian air travelers face discriminatory baggage charges - BusinessDay : News you can trust : BusinessDay : News you can trust
More Nigerians Narrate Horrifying, Discriminatory, Exploitative Experience With @Emirates Airlines - NewsRescue.com
While other Indian travellers believe that Qatar Airways "really have a policy of racial discrimination":
Does QR really have a policy of racial discrimination?
The OP of that post say's 'The Pakistanis were sent packing to the Y-terminal! .."
No mention of Indians in the OP itself.
However, I sincerely hope you thought of hundreds of thousands Indian travellers who choose Aeroflot every year and continue enjoying a great experience.
This kind of thing is never a one off, usually it's been going on for a while and suddenly it hits a breaking point. That's what we've seen. It'll be silly to convince yourself that it's one off and take the plunge when you've seen all the warnings with your own eyes.