A family who were supposed to be heading to the Algarve for a £3,000 holiday had to cancel the trip because of a little-known Brexit rule. The BBC reports that the Gurd family was not allowed to board their flight because of a passport glitch - despite all their documents being in order and valid.
Mum Nina Gurd was turned away from the flight because even though her passport is due to expire in February 2023 it is not valid for travel to Portugal, and some other countries. Nina was sure her passport would be OK, as it is still in date and has more than the three-months to expiry date some countries require, reports the BBC.
But when she got to the airport she was told the expiry date is meaningless. Nina said: "The lady at Bournemouth Airport said it needs to be within 10 years of the issue date."
