Originally Posted by
lapp
Sovereignist stance out of place. It's very right to complain when their "rules" are applied to whom travel through their country - and pays for that. And their "rules", as mentioned in other postings here, are arbitrary, inconsistent with international standards, and not explained to travelers and crew when they book or are assigned to a flight there.
There's no such thing as an international standard for this kind of thing. Most countries have different rules at some level, and even more variable social expectations. If it were otherwise there'd be only one country in the world.