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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Daniel Hall

Little boy bursts into tears at airport as mum banned from flying over passport rule

A little boy was left in tears at the airport when he and his mum were denied their flight to Spain over a new Brexit passport rule.

Shirelle Quinn and her son Freddy were due to fly to Alicante from Newcastle Airport on Saturday morning - however, were told by TUI check-in staff they wouldn't be able to fly due to a travel rule that has come in as a result of Brexit.

Spain is one of the 26 countries which make up the Schengen Area of free movement, which requires that passports must be issued within the previous 10 years upon the date of arrival into the EU.

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