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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer
It's not up to Air Canada to put that information on their website. They are in the business of selling you a ticket and providing transportation to your destination. They are not a travel agency nor are they immigration officials. It is up to YOU to check all visa requirements for your travel. This is how it has always been.
I know that recently Canada has started requiring citizens of Mexico to obtain visas prior to entering Canada. This is a significant change and I'm sure there were others which went into effect at the same time. You knew your were transiting Canada so you should have contacted the local Consulate or visited their website to find out what documentation might be needed. Some airlines (Continental, Northwest, and even Delta suprisingly) have links to IATA's TIMATIC database which can be used to determine what documents might be needed to either transit or enter any country. Here is a link to that portal from Continental's website.
The bottom line is that you keep blaming the airline for refusing to board you without proper documentation. If they had boarded you and you were refused transit in Canada you would have been flown back to London on the first available flight, at Air Canada'a expense, and Air Canada would have been fined. Obviously you didn't take any time to research your travel documentation requirements and you encountered problems because of it. And now you complain and blame others for your failure. Grow up and take some personal responsibility. |
I would love to see u turned away cos u did not have a transit visa!
ANy way, jokes apart, If all the airports in the world start checking passengers for transit visa like the foolish Canadians, what chaos we would see in Airport hubs like London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt!
It is people like U who need to grow and think global. Obviously, Canadians are living in their own world. God help them!
I would not touch Air Canada even with a barge pole!