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…