Recently, the Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission in Gandhinagar directed the German airline Lufthansa to pay INR 1 lakh in compensation and a refund of INR 67,000 to an Indian student who was denied admittance on a flight from Mumbai to Toronto, on the basis that the passenger did not have the required transit visa for when the plane landed in Munich and Frankfurt. The commission criticised the airline for failing to inform the student about the visa requirement, calling it a clear deficiency in service.
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What You Should Know About Transit Visas As An Indian National
While countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia do not require transit visas for Indian passport holders, places like Germany and France do, as evidenced by a recent court case involving an Indian student
OT Staff
9 September 2024
Some countries in the Schengen Zone require transit visas for Indian nationals Photo: superbeststock/Shutterstock
Some countries in the Schengen Zone require transit visas for Indian nationals Photo: superbeststock/Shutterstock
