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The scenario:

  1. a person is flying from country A to country B
  2. upon landing, they are refused entry to the country B by the border control

question: instead of flying back to A, can they book the next flight to a country C and fly there?

EDIT: I was asked to make the scenario more specific, so:

Let's say a citizen of Hong Kong wants to go on a trip to Europe. They chose UK as the first country they will visit.

Hong Kong is a "Special Administrative Region", therefore they do not require a visa to enter the UK, yet border control decides to refuse entry (for whatever reason, but let's assume the traveler did nothing illegal).

The traveler doesn't want to waste his holidays and go back home disappointed. Can he now chose to take a flight to a different European country, such as Germany? (they don't need a visa there either thanks to a visa-waiver program)

Jezor
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Somewhat similar question answered here Removal at the expense of the Secretary of State?

It is up to the airline that the passenger arrives on to decide whether or not to allow him/her to travel to another country that will accept him/her.

Typically the UK Immigration (and the airline) want to remove you expeditiously and to a guaranteed location. Any country except your home country is not guaranteed to accept you.

To answer your question more directly, the probability is slim however it is possible and I recollect having read somewhere someone received that exercise of discretion from UK Immigration/airline officials. It is not your right you can insist on. You have to be very persuasive and catch a streak of good luck.

Augustine of Hippo
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Really depends on the country.

I had a friend who was denied entry to Malaysia, as he took wrong type of visa. He was allowed to book a new flight to next country and continue with his trip.

Anish Sheela
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