In message , Thomas F. Unke
writes
"Sjoerd" writes:



Nothing stupid.

Here are the official rules from Thai Immigration:

Yep. And the Thai officer is making a decision if he let me in or
not. It is not the duty of a stewardess to check this. Especially when
I tell her that I'm fully responsible for my flight and that I will
pay for my return flight in case I'm refused entry.

You're missing the point. The airline can be fined for bringing you
into the country without valid papers.. The stewardess is protecting
the airline - nothing to do with responsibility for you.

The other poster had an even more extreme example: He arrives with a 2
months visa in BKK, but his return flight is 6 months later. The
airlines threaten not to transport him. This is not the responsibility
of the airline to control my onward travel.


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Philip Allum