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My husband, who holds a valid US green card, was denied boarding of his flight to Belguim from Cote d"Ivoire. The reason given was that he didn't have a transit visa to take a connecting flight to Frankfurt, where we was to get his flight home, that same day. Until this occurred, I had never heard of the Schengen Agreement. Since then, I have done much research on the internet and still cannot get my questions answered:
Is he required to get a transit visa to change flights in Schengen areas, if he is a holder of a valid US Green card?
Did the airlines have the right to deny him passage (and thus lose the entire non-transferable ticket)?
This situation has cost us nearly $3,000 so far, and he is still stuck in Africa. I have booked him a flight, through Morrocco, back to the US, circumventing Europe completely.
If he should not have been denied passage, what recourse do we have to recoup the lost money?
Thank you.
Is he required to get a transit visa to change flights in Schengen areas, if he is a holder of a valid US Green card?
Did the airlines have the right to deny him passage (and thus lose the entire non-transferable ticket)?
This situation has cost us nearly $3,000 so far, and he is still stuck in Africa. I have booked him a flight, through Morrocco, back to the US, circumventing Europe completely.
If he should not have been denied passage, what recourse do we have to recoup the lost money?
Thank you.
