UK passport warning issued to British travellers

1st July 2025

On the eve of the peak summer season, one sad certainty is that some British travellers will be turned away from their holiday flights due to post-Brexit rules on passport validity.

Sometimes airport staff will make a mistake but in the vast majority of cases the passenger will be at fault.

Thankfully renewals are taking around two weeks. So people who spot a problem now and who are holidaying from the second half of July onwards should be able to rescue the situation without resorting to the expensive and inconvenient fast-track route.