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There's an interesting article in the Goan Voice dated 29th March.

A British woman who had flown to Goa via Monarch Airways and was booked to take her return flight via Thompson Airways was made to pay a immigration official £100 to be allowed to board her return flight.
Apparently there is some rule which states that passengers on Charter flights must use the same airline carrier for inward and outward journeys.

A bit of a worry as it is not uncommon for independent travel agents to sell a package tour with different airlines for the two journeys.

Another scam to be aware of !

Dread - dreadful business !
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Yes i know about this rule,Had first hand experience,
We missed a flight out to Goa once and lost a week of our holidays because we had to fly out with the same airline and return with the same.If it hadn't been for this silly rule we could have been on a flight the next day from Gatwick with Monach and flew back on our original flight.Instead we had to re-book the flights both ways again.I think this ruling is only with Charters though
GC:sneaky: big scam me thinks:thumbdown:

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Definitely only Charters, GC, wheich makes it even dafter. The arguement that its to protect sheduled airlines (which is often given) is total balls as they are better and cheaper anyway most of the time and even the wimps who cant face Bombay now have Qatar as an alternative, innit?

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Yes im going to try Qatar after this visit,they are flying out from Manchester now which is our nearest aiport.They took the Birmingham flights off in 2008 and there will be no more charters our of East Midlands after this season finishes. Charters for next year are only out of Manchester and Gatwick
GC ;)

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Intersting article in the Herald
GC on count down:thumbsup:

http://oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News...hop/35300.html

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Not sure that the stats look right, but what bothered me was:
that is typical of the worst sort of attitude from officials** here - if people have the right visas and are "following all regulations" why should his department want to do anything???

** I have to say that, interestingly, I have not experienced this attitude from the police I have dealt with, who have all been polite and helpful (whilst commiserating that other departments aren't).

AndyD 8-)#

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I have to agree the police we have meet have always been ok though:fingerscrossed: I have heard some horror stories,
GC;)

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More evidence of the 'litany of lethargy' that plagues Goa to its very core !
And so the lawlessness breeds, the dissent unravels, and corruption and criminality become the norm.

Dread - lamenting
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Police technique at it's finest:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100402...ry-questi.html
Wonder why the Americans don't wish to give them Headley. Last para put the son in hospital, so he gives himself up. :ohmy:

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....And people complain about the police in the UK !! .....

Dread - x

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Come back Dixon of Dock Green I say:rofl::rofl::(
"Evening All"

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I have just been sent this link to a New Zealand Newspaper from a friend of mine out there.

It does not make pleasant reading

http://msn.nzherald.co.nz/world/news...0635963&pnum=0

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This identical article was published in the Observer in the UK last Sunday, 28th March and extensively reported and discxussed on this thread.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...ow/5755292.cms
Am I being dumb, (not the first time I hear) why does a terrorist ie. Headley. Need to be in a country more than six months to plot a bombing, or multiple bombing. I can't see any adverse effects to his,their mission. But the Americans let him on a plane knowing he is a suspicious character, to see if he is a bomber perhaps:confused:

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Please accept my appologies but as I am at work most of the time I do not get the time to read every thread, nor do I get the time to read newspapers.