{"id":32125,"date":"2023-07-07T16:08:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T21:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=32125"},"modified":"2023-11-24T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T19:21:16","slug":"visa-for-transit-via-two-schengen-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/visa-for-transit-via-two-schengen-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"What Visa is Required for Transit Via 2 Schengen Airports in Your Itinerary for US to India Travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a shocking incident dated 22 June 2022, four Indian travelers including two students faced denial of boarding on flights to USA from Bengaluru<\/a><\/span> Kempegowda Airport<\/strong>. They were all Indian passport holders with itineraries having two Schengen layovers \u2013 Paris and Amsterdam \u2013 in Europe. Air France that operated the first international leg \u2013 from Bengaluru to Paris \u2013 did not onboard them due to their incomplete visa arrangement for the transit between two Schengen airports. The airline turned down their request for boarding. All of the four travelers were sent back home.<\/p>\n Some travelers end up meeting the same fate as the above for not having the right visa required for international flights between USA and India<\/a><\/span> via Frankfurt and Munich in Germany<\/strong>. Itineraries having two Schengen layovers in Germany have the same visa requirement as itineraries involving two Schengen countries, for Indian passport holders. As a rule of thumb, Indian nationals must have a regular Schengen visa for hassle-free connection\/transit via two airports in the Schengen zone.<\/p>\n