An Emirates passenger says she was denied boarding from Mexico City to Dubai because her European visa had expired. But why would she need a European visa to fly to the United Arab Emirates? The stop in Barcelona is the answer…and a reminder that a direct flight is not necessarily a nonstop flight.
“I’m just shocked,” she says, explaining that the problem involved the stopover in Barcelona:
Emirates serves Mexico City via Barcelona. Even if Dubai is your destination and you are continuing on the same flight number, Spain’s transit requirements still apply.
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