![]() One said it is a non-refundable ticket and they cannot handle the refund over the phone. I called Air France hotline a number of times and as expected, the staff was unhelpful. The last minute Turkish airline ticket which I had to buy was USD350 more expensive than my Air France ticket, plus I had to travel back to Casablanca, stay a night and then head back to the airport next day. Maximum stay of 30 days."īased on all the above, I was wrongfully denied boarding. Passengers transiting through France require documents that meet the validity requirements for their final destination." and "Visa is not required for Hong Kong. (D) According to KLM TravelDoc system, again, entering all my particulars, I got the result "Visa is not required for transit through France. I satisfy both requirements to get the exempt. A maximum transit of 24 hours through Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)." (C) I also check IATA website, inputting all my details and got "Passengers transiting are exempt from holding a visa when : "Moroccan nationals are not subject to the "airport transit visa" ("VTA") which permits a transit to an airport in France without leaving the area known as "international", or "under customs"." (B) Consulates General of France in Morocco website : There are a bunch of countries that require the airport transit visa, but Morocco is not listed as one of them. Hong Kong) without leaving the International Zone of the French airport. CDG airport only) to travel to outside the Schengen Area (i.e. I understand that I fall under the category of transiting through one airport in France (i.e. Transit times 4 hours and 1 hour 10 mins respectively for inbound and outbound journey. All flights arrive and depart Terminal 2E of CDG Airport, so transiting through 1 airport in 1 Schengen country.ĥ. A confirmed return ticket, all flights in one single ticket, all flights are with Air France.Ĥ. above, this is proven beyond doubt as I purchased a much more expensive air ticket on Turkish Airline to fly out on the next day and got into Hong Kong with no problem.ģ. No visa required for Hong Kong for stay less than 30 days, the air ticket is for a stay of 23 days. They then went on about how some Moroccans decided to stay inside Paris airports, so just because there were some people attempting to break the law, they are allowed to blanket reject other Moroccans from transiting there? At the office counter at the airport, the staff just yelled at me saying this is not a case of no show, I can ask for refund for the air ticket, when asked how I should proceed, he simply turned his back and pretended he didn't hear anything.Ģ. The reason they gave was I was using my passport for the first time, I cannot understand as anyone who have used their passports use theirs for a first time in the past. ![]() Upon arriving Casablanca airport for check-in, about 2 hours 30 mins before the flight, Air France counter staff refused to issue boarding passes to me. I purchased an Air France ticket from Casablanca to Hong Kong transiting through Paris CDG Airport. ![]()
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