A teenager has been denied boarding a Ryanair flight despite having five months left on their passport and complying with new Brexit travel rules.
Zak Schoneville, 15, and his family were due to travel from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Tenerife on Monday, May 2, but were denied entry to the plane at the gate. The airline claimed Zak's passport had expired even though it had five months left, the Mirror reports. The document was issued in March 2017 and has an expiry date of 31 October 2022, meaning it meets the current European Union requirements of being less than 10 years old and having at least three months validity on the passenger's return date.
Mum Lisa Schoneville told The Independent : "He explained this was due to Brexit and that passports were only valid for five or 10 years from the date of issue. We didn't want to cause a scene at the check-in desk so we left and sat down to research this further. We couldn't find any information on this rule, and could only find the information stated about the 10-year passport rule."
