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transit MAD - IB does not know ....
just come off the phone with an IB agent (only 30 min wait time, thus something positive), Q was whether a Brazilian national is allowed on an IB ticket BRU-MAD-SAO to transit through MAD (2hr layover). Answer: Don't know, cannot find out.
How useless of an airline is that ? Rhetorical Q, I know the answer ... Anybody's guess what they would do upon check-in in BRU, if official IB position is "Don't know". So be warned... |
It's very simple. a) nobody will care in the least because both Belgium and Spain are in the Schengen zone, so clearly you don't need a visa for Spain if you are already in Belgium. b) in case of any doubt, the manager at BRU will check Timatic, which is available precisely for this purpose.
Of course, if you are giving some random agent in a call centre a hard time for not knowing the exact situation regarding the coronavirus for every single nationality in the world, then the problem is with you, not the airline... |
has nothing to do with Schengen rules, in case you had not noticed those are largely not applicable anymore with borders closing/ country specific travel restriction in place.
anyway, than you for locating the problem for me, very helpful! |
Airlines don't give out this information, as they don't want to take responsibility. It's up to you to find out via an embassy.
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Since when does IB dispense legal advice? Any air carrier that does so is nuts. Has nothing to do with Covid-19.
It is 100% on the passenger to determine whether he is properly documented and whether there are any other disqualifications to entry (including transit). |
Spain has not imposed restrictions on Schengen countries via air travel. Only land borders thus far.
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Originally Posted by LupineChemist
(Post 32241021)
Spain has not imposed restrictions on Schengen countries via air travel. Only land borders thus far.
The government has agreed to restrict access to travellers at Spain's external borders, specifically at ports and airports. Period of validityThe Order, signed by the Minister for Home Affairs, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, will come into force as from midnight on Sunday (between Sunday night and Monday morning), and will remain in force for an initial term of 30 days, "without prejudice to any extensions that may be agreed thereto, as the case may be".The Order states that "the Spanish authorities will collaborate with transport companies and foreign authorities to ensure that travel by those people who, in application of said Order, are denied entry on external borders, are not allowed to travel". The Order also specifies that this measure "will not apply on the land border with Andorra nor at the border control with Gibraltar, without prejudice to the possibility of performing police checks in the surrounding area to verify compliance with the provisions of Article 7 of Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March", limiting the freedom of movement. |
My girlfriend is traveling that same route next month. She just received an email cancelling the flight. So what happens now: does she have to look for alternatives (IB has not sent any alternatives)?
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