Mr. Sayid Jarrah Case Study

On October 26, 2009, Mr. Sayid Jarrah, an Iraqi national and diplomat, boarded an Oceanic airfcraft in Baghdad International Airport destined for the United States. (R.5) Mr. Jarrah landed at Hydra International Airport in Hydra, Swan Station, United States on October 27th, 2009. (R.5) During his travel Mr. Jarrah used his personal passport because he was not traveling for diplomatic reasons. (R.5) Sayid Jarrah received a phone call from his brother in Iraq notifying him of his wife, Nadia Jarrah's death on November 3, 2009. Mr. Jarrah's return flight on Oceanic 815 was scheduled for 9:00 pm November 3, 2009. (R.5) Mr. Jarrah's Islamic customs mandate the deceased be buried as soon as possible after death. (R.5) However, Mr. Jarrah did not attempt to secure an
Jarrah, as an Iraqi National, needed a valid Airport transit Visa (ATV) to board Flight 815 because the flight included a two-hour layover in Paris, France. (R.6) Mr. Jarrah's ATV was valid through November 3, 2009, Flight 815 however, was scheduled to arrive in France on France November 4, 2009. (R.6) According to Oceanic boarding policies as of January 2, 1996 passengers are required to have a valid Airport Transit Visa (ATV) when landed in Belgium, France, Germany Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. (R. 2) Following Oceanic Airlines guidelines and Oceanic employee informed Mr. Jarrah that he could not board the plane. (R.6) When acting in capacity as a diplomat, Mr. Jarrah would be exempt from the ATV requirement, regardless of his nationality. (R.6) When the oceanic employees denied Mr. Jarrah's boarding, he presented his diplomatic passport to the Oceanic employee and explained the diplomatic exemption. (R. 6) The employee refused to take the diplomatic passport. (R.6) Mr. Jarrah spoke with three additional Oceanic employees and presented his diplomatic passport and all of the employee refused to accept the