‘Your passport isn’t valid and you’re not flying’
by Simon Calder
Dec 26, 2023
2 minutes
The democratic vote to leave the European Union has had many unexpected consequences for travellers. One of the most serious: UK passengers wrongly denied boarding by their airlines because their passports are deemed no longer valid after Brexit.
So rife is the problem that (formerly Twitter) reminds travellers, and airlines that a UK passport must meet two conditions for travel to the European Union (and wider Schengen area):
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