Originally Posted by
bafan
So last night my partner flew to Stockholm on the evening BA flight, intending to overnight at an airport hotel and then take the first leg of his flight to JFK via LHR on the morning BA flight.
Obviously, everything was booked and ticketed. But, he was denied entry into Sweden - the immigration staff didn’t believe he had a legitimate reason to enter the country. And apparently they were questioning all arriving pax in detail. He had to spend the night in the airport terminal and he was escorted to the departure gate to ensure he caught his morning flight.
So, it could have been a lot worse - although his suitcase is currently lost…
But, has this happened to anyone else before ? Is this just a Brexit benefit that we now need to be more aware of ? Certainly makes me more cautious of doing overnight positioning/ex EU flights…
I must say I find this hard to believe. I am sure this happened of course, but is there any more context to this?
UK passport is one of the most valuable in the world, with UK being the 6th largest economy developed nation. I can't see anyone being turned away in EU/Schengen if all valid documents under visa waiver agreements. Staying overnight for a flight is not typically an issue. In some EU/Schengen airports there are even automated kiosks and no need to see immigration (CDG for instance).
To say this is highly unusual, is an understatement. Perhaps there is more context to this, not that I blame the poor guy but we don't know how frequently he travels to EU, duration etc There is not enough info in the OP's post to really dig into any depth with this.
EDIT: USA is an exception but I have long stopped considering that place a proper developed country lol