You may be denied boarding at check-in or turned around upon arrival in Honiara if your documents are not in order.

As a result of these actions an increasing number of passengers hoping to board a cheap "affinity group" charter was denied boarding their aircraft.

In chapter XIV, the attendants list one of the types of passengers that could be denied boarding rights - "most recently, men wearing earrings."

If you don't have the right documentation, you might be denied boarding to your connecting flight.

I was assured not last time flying to Rio and was close to being denied boarding at the last minute because of a jobs worth.

You could risk being denied boarding if a counter clerk could establish that company transfer rules have been violated.

First of all, it will extend the rights of passengers who are denied boarding to all passengers whose flights are cancelled.

Customers who are denied boarding without having agreed to this shall be awarded financial compensation in proportion to the distance of the flight.

Whilst denied boarding usually results from deliberate overbooking, cancellation is very often due to circumstances beyond the airline's control - for example, air traffic control.

One thousand and fifty passengers are denied boarding in Europe every year despite having a valid ticket in their pockets.