Using only the first leg of a connected flight when you need a visa for the final destination

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Presuming that the flight from Istanbul to Belgrade is within 24 hours of his arrival into Istanbul, then he will almost certainly be denied boarding in Tehran if he does not meet the requirements to enter Serbia.

The airline will attempt to check him in for both flights, will detect his lack of a visa for Serbia, and will refuse to check him in for either flight.

If it is somehow able to check in for his first flight to Istanbul (eg, if it's a >24 hour connection, or if he obtains a visa for Serbia) but then fails to take the connecting flight to Belgrade, then the remainder of his ticket - including the return flights back to Tehran - will be cancelled by the airline.

The only options are to either obtain a visa for Serbia and continue on to Belgrade, or contact the airline to change the ticket - which will most likely have a fee associated with it.

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