A Leeds woman was forced to say a tearful goodbye to her husband and son at the Ryanair check-in desk after not being allowed on a flight for a family holiday.
Ana Tiganescu was looking forward to being around family members and jetting off on her first holiday in more than three years with a trip to Faro, Portugal. However, the University of Leeds scientist was left devastated when a member of Ryanair staff at Leeds Bradford Airport told her she couldn't travel due to the date that her passport was issued.
Though she has six months left before her UK passport expires, Dr Tiganescu was prevented from boarding the flight and told she could not head off on the week-long trip because her passport was issued more than 10 years ago, the Mirror reports.
