Passport warning as family miss £3,000 holiday thanks to Brexit rule they didn't know
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBrits are being issue a warning to check their passports after a family missed their £3,000 holiday because of a little-known rule.
The Gurd family believed they were all set for their trip to the Algarve, in Portugal, with their documents all in order. But the family told the BBC they ended up having to cancel the trip because of a passport issue, thanks to a rule being enforced in some European countries following Brexit.
Mum Nina Gurd was turned away from the flight - even though she believed her passport was OK. Nina's passport is due to expire in February 2023 - well more than the three months to expiry date some countries require, Wales Online reports.
But at the airport, she was told the passport would still not be valid in Portugal, and that the expiry date was meaningless. READ MORE: "People are trusted to do the right thing...
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