‘Seized by an over-abundance of caution’: Why did easyJet and Ryanair get it so wrong on passports?
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A spokesperson told me: “To give a practical example, a non-EU traveller arriving on 1 December 2021 for a 20-days stay in the EU with a passport issued on 2 December 2011 and valid until 2 April 2022 will be allowed entry.” Immediately, I contacted all the leading airlines and holiday companies, as well as the Foreign Office. Only in the past month have three very big organisations – easyJet, Ryanair and the Foreign Office – accepted my representations and aligned with the European Commission rules. But easyJet and Ryanair doubled down, sticking to invented rules that deprived many previously loyal passengers of their holidays and made the airlines liable to claims for thousands of pounds.
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