Originally Posted by
opushomes
In researching a soon to occur trip to Poland, I found a website that stated that Poland and Iceland are now part of the Schengen group, thus this was your first point of entry into Europe and therefore pass control. This is just like what happens when one connects in Amsterdam to points East.
Good report and looking forward to the rest. Too bad that you did not book an Iceland stopover since Iceland is really an interesting place.
Also NW solicits contributions via onboard announcements for "Air Cares" as similar program.
But UK's not Schengen... Oh, wait a sec. I think I get what you're saying -- the system is geared towards Schengen travel, and therefore all passengers go through passport control. UK being non-Schengen, passengers to London then go back out through passport control again. Interesting. So people who would otherwise need a visa for Iceland really would get tripped up by this...
Interesting that NW does the same gig. Perhaps someone in the industry can comment on this -- is the money used to defray flights that connect on other airlines? Or simply to reduce the charity's impact on the airline's bottom line?
No Iceland stopover? Say it ain't so! Stay tuned for the return trip
