Mumbai Immigration Deports kids!
by Ashish on Dec 20, 2006 11:47 AM Permalink

Hi,

It is sad to learn how the Immigration Authorities

behaved.However the Immigration Authorites have

their own constraints in matters of improper

documentation. They have to deport people by the

same flight that they arrived by and don't have the

authority to issue another visa while the previous

is still valid. They, perhaps had no choice but to

deport the kids within that time frame. Courtesy,

however, need not have been compromised.

Besides ofcourse the mistake made by the parents,

which they have accepted, the responsibility of

boarding the kids without proper documentation lies

very clearly with Air France.

I am a travel agent by profession and let me tell

you that the parents can sue Air France for the

lapse.. especially if they had bought their tickets

in the USA. I have come across such cases earlier

and know that the airline had to stand up to their

responsibility.

Though this may not help to undo the pain of being

treated the way they were in their own country of

origin, it will definately help to ensure that the

airline does its job properly in the future and

avoid such nightmares.

Regards

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