Holidaymakers are being warned not to get caught out by the "passport 10 year rule" which can ruin EU travel plans.
UK travellers used to be able to carry up to nine months from an old passport over onto a new one. But post-Brexit, EU countries will not accept passports issued more than 10 years ago.
Home Office data suggests 32 million people had applied for passports that if granted would be over 10 years old.
Among them is Nathan Barnes who was refused boarding on a flight to France.
Mr Barnes, a 31-year-old paramedic from Norwich, was on his way to Limoges with his fiancé to visit family.