Despite having a year remaining on his passport, a man was turned away from a Ryanair flight to Portugal. Ian Glover, 66, was blocked from boarding his flight at East Midlands Airport on Monday (April 25) when he was informed that his passport's issue date was not close enough to the end of his travel.
Prevented from travelling to Faro, Portugal, Ian from Derby believes passport validity rules need to be made simpler or it could chaos for holidaymakers attempting to fly abroad this summer.
Derbyshire Live reports that Mr Glover renewed his passport early in 2012 when it still had a year to run meaning his date of expiry was listed as April 2023. Therefore, he has just under a year left on the document.
