IATA puts a price on denied boarding
Denied boarding over passports, visas or travel authorisations costs more than the lost ticket. IATA has quantified it, according to Hosteltur, and the number is scary on the ground, not in the air.
We're talking rebooking the passenger, compensation, extra handling, and staff time that could be selling or serving someone who actually flies. All of that multiplies on long layovers and connections. The key is prevention: checking documents before check-in.
My take: there's a huge niche here for visa and travel authorisation verification tech. A tool that flags the issue early would save airlines that invisible cost. And the passenger, on top of that, avoids the hassle. Who's stepping up?
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