Author Topic: I missed my flight because of immigrations. Do I have to pay for the new flight?  (Read 1606 times)

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Do you know where I can find the laws, if there are any, about who has to pay for the new flight if a customer misses their flight due to an issue with immigrations?
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I missed flights because of customs. The airline gave me zero problems when I explained. They just put me on the next flight.

They giving you trouble or something?

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Before pesach I missed my flight because of the immigrations and they made me pay. I want to know if there are any laws before I start emailing or whatever to get my money back.
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Can we have the full story. Was it a connecting flight?  What airline? How early did you get to the airport?
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Can we have the full story. Was it a connecting flight?  What airline? How early did you get to the airport?

So you think he has to pay for his flight AND answer all our questions.

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Otherwise he'll have to pay for DDF also
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Otherwise he'll have to pay for DDF also

Some people don't pay for ddf???

 I knew it! They only make the snags pay!


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Well, if I answer your questions I may not have to pay for my flight ;)
It was in mexico city on aeromexico, a connecting flight.
They didn't let me board the plane because I lost the other half of the immigrations paper that I guess you have to have to leave the country.
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I don't think there are any regulations when it comes to these things.

Most airlines would have put you on the next flight free of charge, but they are not obligated to do so as you missed the flight of your own doing. I'd reach out to there customer service and see if they'd do anything for you (I doubt it).

You could probably try and dispute the charge on your CC, although you're not really entitled to.
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I missed flights because of customs. The airline gave me zero problems when I explained. They just put me on the next flight.

They giving you trouble or something?
I missed the last connection of the day because of a combination of immigration issues and a long flight because of an ATC strike, so they put me up in a hotel and gave me a flight the next morning.

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Most will rebook free.  None are obligated to.