Australian Dual Citizens Entering UK after February

[MEL_Traveller]

Is this yet another way airlines might use to offload pax and increase profits? What repercussions are there for airlines if they allow incorrect boarding ?

The airline will - generally - get fined for delivering an ineligible passenger. Plus have to transport them back again (although that’s often covered by the return ticket).

Fines can be $5000+ per passenger.

Not sure it’s designed to increase profits… most legacy carriers will allow the passenger to get the correct documentation and rebook.

 

[LondonAussie]

Story is really getting a good run in the Aussie media but I think some of the reporting is a bit irresponsible and inaccurate, eg: “descendants who might have gained UK citizenship will also need a British passport”

From: More than 1m Australians on notice over UK immigration change

Meanwhile the ABC News says that travel agents are “working through the night to help”. Travel agents overwhelmed by new UK passport rules

Starting to get a bit too sensationalist for me.

 

[Pushka]

Is this yet another way airlines might use to offload pax and increase profits? What repercussions are there for airlines if they allow incorrect boarding ?

Fines. I really don't think airlines will be happy about having to enforce this. They will also need to know the person checking in has British citizenship when they present their Aussie passport. Does that show up when checking in like the visas do?

 

[Pushka]

Story is really getting a good run in the Aussie media but I think it’s a bit irresponsibly inaccurate if them to say: “descendants who might have gained UK citizenship will also need a British passport”

From: More than 1m Australians on notice over UK immigration change

Meanwhile the ABC News says that travel agents are “working through the night to help”. Travel agents overwhelmed by new UK passport rules

Starting to get a bit too sensationalist for me.

Locked out.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Fines. I really don't think airlines will be happy about having to enforce this. They will also need to know the person checking in has British citizenship when they present their Aussie passport. Does that show up when checking in like the visas do?

The airline will only know if there’s been an ETA issued in an Aussie passport which is voided/cancelled.

Otherwise the airline won’t know.

There’s no fine for bringing a uk citizen to the uk. Even on the wrong ETA.

 

[Bugs]

The airline will only know if there’s been an ETA issued in an Aussie passport which is voided/cancelled.

Otherwise the airline won’t know.

There’s no fine for bringing a uk citizen to the uk. Even on the wrong ETA.

I’ll be taking my Uk birth certificate, expired 2002 UK passport and my Aussie passport with eta. Won’t be showing any hint of Uk passport at Perth.

 

[Pushka]

The airline will only know if there’s been an ETA issued in an Aussie passport which is voided/cancelled.

Otherwise the airline won’t know.

There’s no fine for bringing a uk citizen to the uk. Even on the wrong ETA.

So UK will need to sort out if any current ETA passport holders also have UK citizenship and then cancel them. My money is on that not happening.