Dad denied boarding EasyJet flight due to passport rule and ends up forking out £3,000
dailyrecord.co.ukA dad had to drive 1,000 miles across Europe and shell out £3,000 to join his family on holiday after he fell victim to a passport rule.
Peter Holt was turned away from his easyJet flight because his passport was out of date - even though it doesn't expire until next year.
The 50-year-old, a financial planning consultant, watched as wife his Claire, 47, and three sons boarded a flight to Croatia without him.The dad was instead forced to make the 1,102-mile journey through France, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia in his Mini Cooper to join his family in Europe.
Prior to Brexit, UK passport holders could travel in and out of the EU as long as they held a valid passport - even if it expired the day after their return.Manchester Evening News reports that since 2021, UK passport holders travelling to any EU country will be denied entry ten years after their passport was issued - even if it still has extra months left.
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