‘Traumatising Experience’: Indian Woman Shares Disturbing Ordeal At Laos Airport, Sparks Reactions : Indian Aviation NewsAviation India

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

‘Traumatising Experience’: Indian Woman Shares Disturbing Ordeal At Laos Airport, Sparks Reactions

An Indian woman travelling through Southeast Asia has shared her frustrating experience of allegedly being stopped from boarding a flight to Cambodia despite carrying valid documents and proof of funds. In an Instagram video, the traveller claimed she was asked to show hundreds of dollars in cash and faced additional questioning because of her Indian passport. Her account has now sparked a wider conversation online about how Indian travellers are treated abroad.

The woman, identified as Annapurna, said the incident happened while she was travelling from Laos to Cambodia through Vietnam Airlines. She claimed that despite showing bank statements, travel history and proof of previous travel to Cambodia, airline officials still refused to let her board.

In the video, Annapurna explained that she had earlier entered Cambodia from Bangkok without any trouble and had even paid for her visa on arrival using a card.

However, during her later journey from Laos, she alleged that officials suddenly demanded she show around $400 in cash to prove she was a genuine tourist. She said the staff did not accept her digital proof or previous travel history.

“No matter how many proofs I showed them, the bank statements, my previous travel history, and the fact that I literally paid by card to enter Cambodia two weeks ago without any trouble, they didn’t allow me," she said in the clip.

The traveller also claimed that when she asked for official proof of the rule, the airline staff allegedly showed her a Messenger group chat instead of any formal document.

13/05/2026 News18.com

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