These days it is more important than ever: observe entry regulations! More and more passengers are getting to feel it first-hand.

With the corona pandemic, rejections at the counter are increasing - the trip ends before you start. Because never before have entry regulations changed so often. Nobody really sees through that anymore. But the airlines are not interested: If you can only show incomplete documents for entry into the destination country, you will usually not be allowed on the plane. "The passenger is responsible for meeting the entry requirements," emphasizes travel law expert Sabine Fischer-Volk from the Karimi law firm in Berlin airliners. 

In general, however: the airline is obliged to check whether a passenger meets the entry requirements, explains Fischer-Volk. If this is not the case, the airline will refuse boarding. This has not only been true since the tightened regulations in many countries in response to the pandemic. An expired passport or a missing visa, for example, have always been reasons why travelers were not even allowed to take a flight. So: better check your travel documents again before going out!