Originally Posted by
airoli
Into the same position a passenger is always in:
The one of sole responsible for meeting any documentation requirements for the trip booked.
The airline, any airline, can sell whatever is not illegal due to cabotage rules or below minimum connecting times. The rest is up to you.
(I admit that a warning message would be nice, but airline legacy booking systems would struggle with that...)
Not for the reason of it being "illegal" (to you). But many airlines currently allow free and/or flexible rebookings for new tickets bought.
Thanks for the reply!
Originally Posted by
airoli
Into the same position a passenger is always in:
Not for the reason of it being "illegal" (to you). But many airlines currently allow free and/or flexible rebookings for new tickets bought.
As I understand it, these itineraries are illegal to everyone, regardless of nationality or documentations, given the fact that the Republic of Singapore has banned transit flights between two airlines (in this case, Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa). Again, as it stands, Singapore Changi Airport will only accommodate transit itineraries operated by the same airline (Singapore Airlines). As such, (correct me if I'm wrong) this itinerary is for all purposes illegal, as Lufthansa does not currently have the right to sell such an itinerary, as it goes against the rules laid out by the Singaporean Government.
On top of that, airlines selling transit itineraries via Singapore have to submit a transit lane proposal to the Singaporean government with regards to the city pairs involved. The departure city I'm looking at, Jakarta (CGK) does not yet have a transit lane green light with the Singaporean Government, and as such, even Singapore Airlines does not yet have the right of selling transit flights between Jakarta and a third city via Singapore...
i.e. as it stands there is no scenario in which this itinerary being sold by Lufthansa can be considered legal or "usable" to any passenger