Holidaymakers turned away at airport due to wrong government passport expiry advice

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the UK’s biggest holiday companies has apologised after wrongly turning away holidaymakers from Leeds Bradford airport. The European bloc requires at least three months of validity on passports to remain after the intended date of returning, but the UK government falsely asserts on its gov.uk Brexit guide that travellers need at least six months left on their passport to travel to Europe. However, the government states: “You need to have at least six months left on an adult or child passport to travel to most countries in Europe.” Were this true, Mr and Mrs Kennedy would have been ineligible. “We issue detailed guidance to carriers who are responsible for ensuring that the travel document meets the entry requirements of the country that their customer is travelling to.” Tui, Jet2’s larger rival, say it has no reported issues of any customers denied boarding due to post-Brexit passport rules.