Damaged Passport Disaster

TELLIT01

Some countries are extremely strict on the condition of passports.  If the airline carried passengers with damaged passports to one they could be fined as well as having to cover the cost of returning the passenger.  

silvercar

TELLIT01 said:

Some countries are extremely strict on the condition of passports.  If the airline carried passengers with damaged passports to one they could be fined as well as having to cover the cost of returning the passenger.  

Some airports are also stricter than others eg Manchester. It is also possible that what one airline will say is different to another. Plenty stories online of people rejected for one flight immediately booking another flight with a different airline and being accepted.  Obviously this is easier to do if you are flying somewhere where there are many flights each day for different airlines.

la531983

silvercar said:

TELLIT01 said:

Some countries are extremely strict on the condition of passports.  If the airline carried passengers with damaged passports to one they could be fined as well as having to cover the cost of returning the passenger.  

Some airports are also stricter than others eg Manchester. It is also possible that what one airline will say is different to another. Plenty stories online of people rejected for one flight immediately booking another flight with a different airline and being accepted.  Obviously this is easier to do if you are flying somewhere where there are many flights each day for different airlines.

Its not going to be an airport by airport policy. Check in and gate staff are employed by airlines or handling agents such as Swissport, border staff are employed in this country by Border Force (i.e. the government). None are employed by the airport and airports dont have individual policies on this kind of thing.

silvercar

la531983 said:

silvercar said:

TELLIT01 said:

Some countries are extremely strict on the condition of passports.  If the airline carried passengers with damaged passports to one they could be fined as well as having to cover the cost of returning the passenger.  

Some airports are also stricter than others eg Manchester. It is also possible that what one airline will say is different to another. Plenty stories online of people rejected for one flight immediately booking another flight with a different airline and being accepted.  Obviously this is easier to do if you are flying somewhere where there are many flights each day for different airlines.

Its not going to be an airport by airport policy. Check in and gate staff are employed by airlines or handling agents such as Swissport, border staff are employed in this country by Border Force (i.e. the government). None are employed by the airport and airports dont have individual policies on this kind of thing.

Theoretically. In practice, people have had their passport rejected by one airline, moved quietly away and managed to have the same passport accepted by another airline. 

eskbanker

silvercar said:

la531983 said:

silvercar said:

TELLIT01 said:

Some countries are extremely strict on the condition of passports.  If the airline carried passengers with damaged passports to one they could be fined as well as having to cover the cost of returning the passenger.  

Some airports are also stricter than others eg Manchester. It is also possible that what one airline will say is different to another. Plenty stories online of people rejected for one flight immediately booking another flight with a different airline and being accepted.  Obviously this is easier to do if you are flying somewhere where there are many flights each day for different airlines.

Its not going to be an airport by airport policy. Check in and gate staff are employed by airlines or handling agents such as Swissport, border staff are employed in this country by Border Force (i.e. the government). None are employed by the airport and airports dont have individual policies on this kind of thing.

Theoretically. In practice, people have had their passport rejected by one airline, moved quietly away and managed to have the same passport accepted by another airline. 

Of course there'll always be some discretion and judgement shown by individuals, but the point was that it's not a policy matter at airport level, hence challenging the assertion that "Some airports are also stricter than others eg Manchester".

la531983

silvercar said:

la531983 said:

silvercar said:

TELLIT01 said:

Some countries are extremely strict on the condition of passports.  If the airline carried passengers with damaged passports to one they could be fined as well as having to cover the cost of returning the passenger.  

Some airports are also stricter than others eg Manchester. It is also possible that what one airline will say is different to another. Plenty stories online of people rejected for one flight immediately booking another flight with a different airline and being accepted.  Obviously this is easier to do if you are flying somewhere where there are many flights each day for different airlines.

Its not going to be an airport by airport policy. Check in and gate staff are employed by airlines or handling agents such as Swissport, border staff are employed in this country by Border Force (i.e. the government). None are employed by the airport and airports dont have individual policies on this kind of thing.

Theoretically. In practice, people have had their passport rejected by one airline, moved quietly away and managed to have the same passport accepted by another airline. 

And that proves my point its not a whole airport policy, thanks for confirming.