Originally Posted by travelalot5
It is the responsibility of the passenger to insure he meets all travel requirements - visa, proof of funds, onward travel docs, etc. It is the airlines responsibility to see the passenger meets these before boarding not before purchase.
"I think I met the requirements, as does immigration and America West, but AA does not. But you indicate that AA is not responsible for informing passengers, before purchase, of the criteria they use to make these judgments. Interesting."