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I recently purchased round trip tickets from Canada to Spain stopping in London. I made the purchase through kiwi.com (absolutely never use this site) so the tickets were separate. I was able to fly into London with no problem, but when checking in to my flight to Spain, the Ryanair person told me I wasn’t able to board due to Covid regulations. I checked the EU regulations, and Canadians are allowed to enter Spain. However the Ryanair person told me that because I was flying through the UK I wasn’t allowed to board. That same day I tried purchasing a flight to Portugal in person with an easy jet representative, but I was told that I wouldn’t be able to board either. I ended up traveling into France via train. Can someone please explain why I wasn’t allowed into Europe by plane from the UK?

My next, and more important, question is if I will be allowed into the UK by plane from Spain? My flight to Canada leaves from London. I am currently in Spain and need to fly over to London to catch that flight.

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Per TIMATIC, the database used by airlines, as a Canadian citizen and resident you're only allowed to enter Spain if flying directly from Canada, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania or a Schengen state. That's why you were denied boarding.

As the UK doesn't have an entry ban, you'll be good for the return trip, though if staying overnight, you're supposed to stick to your hotel (self-isolating)

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