{"id":33254,"date":"2024-01-22T15:10:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=33254"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:15:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:15:47","slug":"indian-passengers-denied-boarding-for-us-visa-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/indian-passengers-denied-boarding-for-us-visa-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly Indian Couple Wins against Airline for being Sent Back from Halfway to USA; Know Why and How"},"content":{"rendered":"
Whose responsibility is it to guide travelers about what visa they require, whether their visa is valid, etc. for international trips as per their booked itineraries? This has been a bone of contention in the civil aviation sector for years. Invalid or revoked visa is a significant reason for boarding denial<\/a><\/span> and travel disruption for many travelers booking best flight deals from India to USA and other countries. Denial of boarding over visa revocation had been a tug of war for over 2 years between an Indian couple and a major airline at a consumer court in Gujarat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Early in January 2024, the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Navsari, Gujarat gave the verdict in favor of the senior citizen couple and ordered British Airways to pay Rs 2.93 lakh to them, stating that it was the airline\u2019s responsibility to check whether they had a valid visa to travel to USA.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n