One Way Ticket Discussion Yet Again

[Ceviche]

Recently, I was flying from a South American country in the north to Buenos Aires via Copa. All copa flights heading to Buenos Aires were full. So I requested them to give me a ticket till montevideo...that was ( not suprisingly) empty)avbl .

So I bought a connecting flight from Montevideo to aeroparque .

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The interesting thing was that at check-in, Copa was in a mood of not letting me 'check-in' because I had a "one way ticket " to Montevideo. ( Luckily I did have the onwards flight, so that did not happen).

As most of you know, I also hold a argentine passport and travel in South America with that.

But would love to know thoughts of expats on this. Does Montevideo immigration, really care a Argentine flying on a one way ticket to montevideo or a Uruguayan flying on a one way ticket to ba considering the proximity of the countries and friendship.

I found Copa's action and enquiry totally hilarious.

I think this one way ticket "business" is totally hilarious. If one wants to overstay, one can, irrespective of any ticket in possession.

 

[ben]

The airlines don't care if you overstay or not. They really couldn't care less.

They care about the liability they incur should the immigration authorities of the destination country hold them responsible for allowing somebody onto the flight who they weren't supposed to. These fines can be a lot of money. The passenger possessing an onward ticket absolves them of this responsibility/liability.

That's why they have no compunctions about suggesting you buy, then refund a full-price ticket - they don't care what you do, they just want their derrières covered.

 

[glasgowjohn]

The airlines do it to protect themselves . Thye really dont care about Argentine law and Argentine immigration rules and regulations.

 

[JoeGillis]

Recently, I was flying from a South American country in the north to Buenos Aires via Copa. All copa flights heading to Buenos Aires were full. So I requested them to give me a ticket till montevideo...that was ( not suprisingly) empty)avbl .

So I bought a connecting flight from Montevideo to aeroparque .

--

The interesting thing was that at check-in, Copa was in a mood of not letting me 'check-in' because I had a "one way ticket " to Montevideo. ( Luckily I did have the onwards flight, so that did not happen).

As most of you know, I also hold a argentine passport and travel in South America with that.

But would love to know thoughts of expats on this. Does Montevideo immigration, really care a Argentine flying on a one way ticket to montevideo or a Uruguayan flying on a one way ticket to ba considering the proximity of the countries and friendship.

I found Copa's action and enquiry totally hilarious.

I think this one way ticket "business" is totally hilarious. If one wants to overstay, one can, irrespective of any ticket in possession.

Copa and any other airline has the right to deny boarding to any non-citizen/non-resident holding a one way ticket to the country of destination and without proof of onward transportation. This is because immigration at the country of destination has the right to deny entry to any non-citizen/non-resident who does not have proof of onward transportation. If the latter is enforced, the delivering air carrier is subject to fine(s) as well transporting the denied entry passenger back to the country of the flight's origin. You may find it hilarious, but there have been thousands and thousands of passengers who have been denied entry to many countries round the world because they did not have proof of onward transportation.

 

[thorsten]

Just ask for the supervisor and the issue typically gets resolved very quickly...

 

[Girino]

I recently flown from Montevideo to Madrid and all they were concerned about at MVD airport (immigration) was when I entered in UY, since there was no entry stamp on my passport. I told them I entered the day before with my Argentinian DNI through Colonia, and asked if she wanted to see that. She said no, entered my entry point and date in her computer and that was it.

When coming back from Milan (via Madrid) nobody asked about my status in Argentina, nor at Milan airport (airline and immigration) nor during my transit in Madrid (immigration only).
Maybe in Milan nobody cared because I was arguing at the airline desk for other reasons. Second time I leave for Argentina from Milan, second time it gets messy and ends up with yelling and insults. What an uncivilized country! Makes me ashamed all the times.

 

[Ceviche]

You may find it hilarious, but there have been thousands and thousands of passengers who have been denied entry to many countries round the world because they did not have proof of onward transportation.

Yes sir, to your utter dismay, I do indeed, find it hilarious because of the proximity of the two countries and the relationship between the two countries.

But I do not find it hilarious when a person from Bangladesh may be traveling on a one way ticket to USA and denied check in or a person from Bolivia may be traveling on a one way ticket to Spain and denied entry.

My point was, that every law ever made is subject to interpretation , depending on the person implementing it. Like I said, any person can overstay despite any type of visa or air ticket in their possession.

If a Argentine flew from BA to Montevideo on a one way ticket - I would be shocked to see him getting deported by Uruguayan immigration and aerolineas argentine being reprimanded. ( In fact last month I had flown on a one way ticket to Montevideo on Aerolineas and no one at aerolineas asked me a return ticket. And immigration at Montevideo, did not even ask me what i was doing there though I had filled up "business" in the entry form.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Ceviche]

Like I said, any person can overstay despite any type of visa or air ticket in their possession.

The only fool proof plan for making sure that a person returns or leaves the country - is by having a escort escorting him/her 24/7 like a shadow from his/her arrival to departure.

I have seen that in China in early 90's, when I had traveled there for the first time in a group and we always had a escort going where ever we went! The escort never met us , never talked to us but was always there shadowing us like a shadow.

 

[nkotb]

Ceviche: if I understand correctly, you're complaining about a problem you didn't have (because you did in fact show proof of onward transportation) on behalf of people who weren't there (Bangladeshi citizens) going to a destination you weren't flying to (the United States).

 

[Ceviche]

Ceviche: if I understand correctly, you're **complaining** about a problem

Not complaing, sweetheart - ***Discussing***.

May i?