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| PAL was fined for allowing a passenger without a valid travel document to board its flight |
Philippine Airlines, Inc., the country’s leading flag carrier, was fined $9,000 Monday (May 27) at Kwun Tong Court after one of its passengers arrived in Hong Kong without a valid travel document.
According to the complaint by the Immigration Department, passenger
Chong Lam-fai arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport aboard the morning
flight PR300 from Manila on Aug. 3, 2023.
PAL was charged with violation of Section 40 of the Immigration
Ordinance.
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This provision says: “If a passenger who arrives in Hong
Kong in an aircraft does not have a valid travel document, the owner of the
aircraft and his agent shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine at level 6.” At present, this fine level is $100,000.
The summons was addressed to PAL’s office at the HKIA Commercial
Building at the airport.
The SUN sought PAL’s statement on the case. This story will
be updated once we receive it from PAL.
Also hailed to the Kwun Tong Court for the same charge were Vietnam
Airlines Ltd., Thai Airasia Co., Ltd., and Air India Limited which faced two
counts.
It's not clear how the passengers were able to board the aircraft of the four airlines without presenting a valid passport.
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