Kindly bare with me! It’s a long Read! I’m infuriated!
Hence, this time round it was no different! Booked @TurkishAirlines flight late Monday night, for Tue, 8th of October, 4:30 flight from Nairobi to Cambodia via Turkey and BKK
First leg of the journey went well with no problems at all! My nightmare began soon as I landed early Wednesday Morning, Thai time, the 9th October in Bangkok airport for my connecting flights to Cambodia! I had at-least 3h
Connecting departure desk to get boarding passes! They had a look at the itinerary and documents, everything was in perfect order from flights to accommodation!
#Travelingwhileblack
The KES couldn’t be exchanged inside the Thai airport sadly! So they didn’t acknowledge it!
And that’s how I missed the flight as they refused to check me in!
Next option? Decided to call the Cambodian immigration.
@bangkok_airways
To make matters worse, there was a black man facing same problem!
@bangkok_airways do you only require black travelers traveling through you to show you 2000 USD CASH? Even after the country they’re transferring to confirms that they do not need that
@bbcswahili @BBCBreaking @KTNKenya
I was only informed as the flight was boarding that they’ll put me on that flight.
I was shocked and traumatized!
Why would they do this an explanation?
Is this what you call deportation? Under what grounds?
@TurkishAirlines @bangkok_airways
Didn’t I pay for that flight????
I’m I not on the same flight as them?
@TurkishAirlines
Without giving them a reason to begin with?
Because they’re black?
Because they don’t walk around carrying 2000 USD in cash but have thousands in their accounts...
You need to do better as service providers and not segregate!
Dear black people, we deserve better! Especially black travelers!
#Travelingwhileblack
To make matters worse, near me is a
group of ONLY ALL BLACK PEOPLE in the same situation! All Black!
So it’ a pattern! It’s a norm! 😡
Do better as service providers and prove us wrong that this isn’t a mere case of racial discrimination!
@citizentvkenya @ImmigrationDept @KTNKenya @BBCBreaking @bbcswahili @cnni @cnnbrk
@ImmigrationDept Help!
@KTNKenya
Being held against my will for no reason at all!
@TurkishAirlines @bangkok_airways
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Are you kidding? That’s why there is an embassy there!
@ImmigrationDept
Landed safely back to the country early today morning!
Upon receiving my passport back at JKIA immigration offices, the official claim on the envelope is not the same claim that Bangkok Airways had!
Of which they were even willing to get it to 1700 USD, meaning it’s not a set policy if they were willing to accept either amount!
All this comes down to one thing! THEY HAD NO VALID REASON for the deportation!
Meaning, this is the same thing they do to black travelers!
So even if I had the 2000 USD, they probably would have found something else!
And @ImmigrationDept Thanks for reaching out and making sure I was okay and that you’re willing to meet to look into this!
Puts an end/helps into advocating for Black Travelers who are discriminated day in day out during their Travels!
The Fight’s Just Began!