A family say they were escorted from an airport departure lounge "like criminals" because an EU ruling post Brexit meant the mum's passport was invalid - despite it still being in date. As a result of the confusion, Meg Gordon says she has lost £2,000, and has complained the airport bosses about her treatment.
Her family - Meg, husband Andy and their 16-year-old twins Jasmine and Dylan - arrived at Cornwall Airport Newquay on Saturday night to catch a Ryanair flight to Portugal. It was to be the first family holiday since the Covid pandemic and they were going to stay with Meg's brother.
She told CornwallLive: "We checked the bags in, had the passports checked and scanned - no problem, went through security and sat in the departure lounge and watched it fill up with other eager, excited passengers.
