An eleven-year-old boy was left in tears after Ryanair stopped him from boarding a flight to Tenerife - even though his passport did not expire for another four months. Staff at the airport claimed his passport had expired and didn't comply with new Brexit travel rules.
Ryley McGuckin's travel document was issued in March 2017 and expires in September 2022. Brexit rules on entering the EU state passports must be less than 10 years old and have at least three months' validity left on the passenger's return date.
This means the youngster's passport is valid for use until the end of June. But Ryanair told mum Natasha Rae that Ryley's passport was more than five years old - rendering it invalid in the EU.
