Proof of Travel
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A visa-waiver-eligible traveller was held at check-in in Accra over a missing onward ticket. The case shows why entry eligibility and departure proof are separate compliance questions.
A traveller's Saudi e-visa was approved, but her one-way ticket still triggered a check-in hold. Here's the document gap that caused it.
A Norwegian traveller's ETA cleared him to enter Sri Lanka, but a one-way ticket still triggered secondary inspection at CMB. Here's the document that would have prevented it.
A traveller held at Tocumen over a missing onward ticket shows exactly where Panama's document requirement is enforced, and how to close the gap.
A Skyscanner comparison PDF isn't a booking. This case study examines the document gap Jordan's carriers and border officers identify at check-in, and what a compliant dummy ticket must provide.
A Munich case study from 2026 shows what happens when a price-comparison PDF reaches a check-in desk instead of a confirmed PNR. Here's the document gap, the carrier enforcement table, and the three compliance principles for Egypt-bound travel.
Ingrid Larsson's flight comparison PDF failed every check at Iberia's Heathrow counter on her LHR-SCL flight. This case study documents every document gap and the corrective measures that cleared the hold.
When Nadia Vermeulen arrived at KLM's check-in desk at Schiphol for a one-way flight to Casablanca, a hotel confirmation PDF was not enough. This case study unpacks the compliance gap and the document set that resolved it.
A British traveller was denied boarding at London Heathrow after presenting a flight screenshot with no PNR. This case study examines what Kenya's departure document requirement actually demands.
When Karin Lindqvist arrived at Frankfurt check-in with a Skyscanner PDF for her EZE flight, the agent could not verify a single departure booking reference. This is what the compliant document set looked like.
When Pieter van Dam presented a comparison-site PDF at Amsterdam Schiphol for a KLM flight to Lima, KLM held him for 31 minutes. This case study unpacks the document gap and the compliant replacement set.
Sophie Brennan was denied boarding at Dublin Airport for her flight to Bogotá after presenting a Google Flights screenshot instead of a live PNR. This case study unpacks the document gap.