A mum has said she was left feeling 'gutted' for her little boy as a little-known passport rule meant she could not board her flight to Spain. Shirelle Quinn was turned away at the check-in due to her passport being issued more than ten years ago.
She and her son Freddy were due to fly Alicante on Saturday morning (August 13). But staff at the TUI check-in desk told the mum that she and her son could not board the plane due to a travel rule that has been introduced as a result of Brexit.
Chronicle Live reports Spain is one of 26 countries which make up the Schengen Area of free movement. People wanting to enter any of the 26 countries must hold a passport that has been issued within the previous 10 years and it must be valid for at least three months upon the date of return from the EU.
