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Dec 15, 2022 | 9:18 am

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Originally Posted by s0ssos

So if a company (for example Amazon) sells you a defective item and it catches on fire and you get burnt, the government fines the company (this rarely happens, probably less than the number of incidents airlines' are fined). Does this mean Amazon has the power to say a person is not allowed to buy something? Is Amazon the gatekeeper to consumers' buying things?
In a practical sense, yes. But in a technical and legal sense no. It doesn't have the power to discriminate.

You are comparing consumer law and immigration law.

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Originally Posted by s0ssos

So if it is contracted out then that company is the gatekeeper?

Airlines, due to racism, denied boarding

I think you are going off the rail a little. Here we are talking about documentation requirements of international passengers, we are not talking about racism. But the article you quoted also states that:

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Airlines face a fine of between €3,000 (£2,640) and €5,000 if they are found to have flown non-EU nationals who have inadequate or forged documentation into the European Economic Area.

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