dabbish Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I got a friend that has been deported in japan. he was flying from Vietnam when he got refused entry. Because of it being weekend there isn't a flight back with vietnam airlines until monday and appearantly every day he stays there he has to pay the airline 300 USD. I spoke to one airline rep in japan and he told me that if he doesn't pay the 300 USD a day, he won't get put on the plane. Now it is my understanding that the airlines have to pay heavy penalty fees every day a passagenger is held at the airport. Like maybe around 2-3 thousand USD per person. Is this correct? So, when he's saying that unless I somehow send my friend the 300 USD per day, that they won't be putting him on the plane, it's just a bluff right? When monday comes along they will either put him back to the plane to Vietnam or they will buy him another flight ticket with another flight company and fly him home to his home country? Can anybody please confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 you do not say what country he is from, did he need a Visa to enter Japan but got on the plane anyway ? more info needed.... OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabbish Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 he didn't need any visa to enter japan. i think they deported him because they thought he was going to work there. but it's not really relevant. he's not in the custody of the japanese immigration. it's appearantly the airline's responsability to watch and care for the person until their flight out of japan (wherever the destination). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 could you usually trust your friend? that's the question you have to ask in this case! flying to expensive Japan and not having a couple of hundred dollars or a credit card with him!? and i am sorry, i have no problems with deportations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Good point Samak. Who flies to any country without carrying sufficient currency or TC's or without access to funds from ATM or card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddawg1 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Good point Samak. Who flies to any country without carrying sufficient currency or TC's or without access to funds from ATM or card? Backpackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Maybe he left in a big hurry ... If you don't have the correct visas you won't get to the gate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 If you want to get home in a hurry and with the least discomfort, the thing to do is to pay your fines and charges, if any, and buy a plane ticket with your own money and fly to another country (perhaps your own) where they will let you in. Otherwise, in developed countries, you can just wait the airline and authorities out, tell them you have no money and can't get any, and they will eventually send you somewhere on their dime - though this might be a long time, and it might be very uncomfortable - i.e., staying for days and days in an airport detention center that is just one concrete cell with a constantly changing cast of characters and a flourescent light that never goes off... as in Don Muang (not sure about Su'mi). At $300 a day, hmm, to pay or not to pay? Depends on who your friend is, and whether you mind if he learns a lesson or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Sounds like he has no funds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Sounds strange. What country is your friend from? I have lived/worked in Japan on/off for 20+ and have never seen issues. I would expect that something else is up...maybe a large bill at a mafia (yakuza) karaoke pub or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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