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