Is it compulsory for a Cyprus Passport holder to have BTA?

Question

my friend is trying to come to New Zealand as a visitors from Uganda, where she was studying. She is holding a Cyprus passport. She was not allowed to board a buisness class flight on Emirates because she could not show Basic Travelling Allowance of a thousand US dolars. Is it true?

Answer 1

It is not compulsory but it is allowed to Emirates and all other airlines to ask for BTA if there is any possibility that the passenger will need a BTA to enter a country.

Otherwise it is on their own risk to pay for the time the passenger stay at the airport including accommodation

and to bring the passenger back

That is not a question where you come from or what passport holder you are.

As a young man I try to visit the Netherlands which is our neighbouring country for dancing and a overnight stay.

It was later in the evening and I got no chance to step in without a confirmation about a hotelroom.