Originally Posted by
Fabo.sk
That sounds like a good idea... but I have two issues with it.
1. Where is the cutoff? Do Indian holders of US visa bring up printouts attesting to the fact that they don't need a German transit visa, or is that enough of a widely accepted fact? Do I need to print out a confirmation from the US Government that I don't need to print out the ESTA?
I think the cutoff is fairly simple, check the system your airline is using before your flight, if it's not a clear cut you're allowed to fly (or such as the case here, it clearly indicate you aren't allowed to fly), bring relevant documentation, otherwise not needed.
I also had a quick look at KL website, looks like you can't even select a "Temporary Passport" when adding a document which probably explains why OLCI went smoothly given you can only choose between Passport/ID Card/Visa.
Originally Posted by
Fabo.sk
2. It wouldn't help. The KLM checkin agent has clearly already decided that OP was not going to fly on that flight. The whole charade with "we need cash. Oh but we need an actual exact amount of cash. Actually I can't take cash. You need to pay by card. But you can't use your card, you need to use a different card. Oh dangit, this other person has that exact card? My cunning plan was foiled. Hey look, a temporary passport, I'll use that for justification instead!"
While very surreal that sounds about right, it sounds like the agent might have been overzealous to resolve the overbooking problem of the AMS-EZE flight.
I would say it's a bit odd both OP and his GF didn't have a card they could use for payment and therefore had to ask the pax behind them and all of that 15 min before bag drop cut-off definitely didn't help their cause but also not an excuse for the behavior of the agent.