Originally Posted by
flyslow
I had the same in Lanzarote. Either show a visa in the passport or return/onward ticket or you're not flying. I really needed to fly on that day, so I showed them my next booking out of UK, otherwise I would have taken IDB compensation plus paid hotel and meals
You do wonder whether we would not be better off being IDB'd
en masse. If airlines started to be hit by substantial Reg 261/2004 claims because of this, then perhaps they would be a little more careful in instructing their handling agents a little more forcefully.