Airport Delays

We flew to Spain from East Midlands 10 days ago and then back to Birmingham, no problems. In fact the passport security was so fast I didn’t have time to get it out of my bag. I agree cabin luggage seems the way to go.
However, on the Spanish departure side there were quite a few passengers who didn’t seem to realise they could no longer go through the EU passport control.
Didn’t they know ‘Brexit is done’?

Teacheranne as I understand it you can apply to renew a passport from nine months before it expires, and those months will be allowed for so that the expiry date on the new passport is ten years after the existing one expires.
The issue date is when the new passport is actually issued.
Some airlines and countries require six months left from this earlier date, so potentially you lose the last three months before the expiry date.

An example:
Original passport expires in November 2010.
Application to renew can be submitted from February 2010.
Issue date on new passport will say February 2010.
Expiry date on new passport will say November 2020.
Some airlines and countries however will only allow travel up to August 2020.

This is what had happened to the lady I sat with on Tuesday.
Ryanair, despite their system allowing her to check in and print her boarding pass, refused to let her fly. The first she knew was at the airport.
Jet2 were happy to let her fly.

What happens if you are stuck in a queue and need to urgently go to the loo?

V3ra

Teacheranne as I understand it you can apply to renew a passport from nine months before it expires, and those months will be allowed for so that the expiry date on the new passport is ten years after the existing one expires.
The issue date is when the new passport is actually issued.
Some airlines and countries require six months left from this earlier date, so potentially you lose the last three months before the expiry date.

An example:
Original passport expires in November 2010.
Application to renew can be submitted from February 2010.
Issue date on new passport will say February 2010.
Expiry date on new passport will say November 2020.
Some airlines and countries however will only allow travel up to August 2020.

This is what had happened to the lady I sat with on Tuesday.
Ryanair, despite their system allowing her to check in and print her boarding pass, refused to let her fly. The first she knew was at the airport.
Jet2 were happy to let her fly.

Thank you, I think I understand it now.

I also understand, but I have no idea why an airline would impose this rule.

I'm currently in The Netherlands. Flew out of Manchester on Friday. The biggest queue was for large baggage and that wasn't that long. We had hand luggage only and were through security in 20 minutes. Literally no queue at all. After days of worrying about it, it was a breeze! The only hold up was the plane being delayed as someone hadn't got in the plane but their luggage had! This had to be found and taken off before we could depart. I'm still wondering what happened to them.

I've been hankering after a flight to somewhere warmer for a while now. All this chaos talk has suppressed my desires considerably.

Yes, and we’re joining a friend in Majorca at the end of the month, just for a week - courtesy of EasyJet, so will not be expecting an entirely hassle-free journey. ?