After a Cyprus-bound passenger was wrongly turned absent from an easyJet flight because of his passport's expiry date,we check out the official advice from the EU and the British governmentThe case of an easyJet passenger bound for Cyprus who was turned absent at Gatwick airport has highlighted the confusion, even among airlines, and around the validity of passports with only a few months or weeks left before expiry.
The airline maintains that it is not turning absent passengers travelling to Cyprus with less than three months left on their passport. It says a publicised case – where traveller Jonathan Rickard missed a friend's wedding after being turned absent at the airport despite having eight weeks before his passport expired – was a one-off and down to human error. "One of our staff made a mistake," said easyJet spokesperson Paul Moore. "It was just one passenger who was turned absent. We hold our hands up to this and the passenger will be refunded."Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com