A woman had to wave goodbye to her husband and son at a Ryanair check-in desk after being refused onto her flight over Brexit passport rules. Ana Tiganescu and her family had planned a week-long holiday - their first in three years - to Faro, Portugal, flying from Leeds Bradford Airport.
But scientist Dr Tiganescu was sent away from the check-in desk and barred from the flight because, despite having six months left before it expired, her passport was issued more than 10 years ago. The family were forced to make a split second decision about whether they would catch the flight without her, the Mirror reports.
Dr Tiganescu, who works at the University of Leeds, is now spending Easter alone while her family holiday in Portugal. "This was a huge shock and very distressing for us all – especially my son, who didn’t understand why I wasn’t allowed to go with them," she said.
