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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

HISTORICAL FACTS: Your passport isn t valid and you re not flying - The Untold Story

Simon Calder

The democratic vote to leave the European Union has had many unexpected consequences for travellers. One of the most serious: UK passengers wrongly denied boarding by their airlines because their passports are deemed no longer valid after Brexit.

So rife is the problem that my “pinned post” on X (formerly Twitter) reminds travellers, and airlines that a UK passport must meet two conditions for travel to the European Union (and wider Schengen area):

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