Child’s passport only has 2 months on it. Flying to Spain on Saturday!

If course not, you click on the see all, that works on the mobile site just fine

I never said it was our job to know if a thread is a zombie thread, although I check the date of the first post before I comment anyway. I was simply saying that you didn't necessarily have the option to filter on OPs posts.

Why is it our job to know if a thread is a zombie thread or not, why don’t the admins archive any dead threads automatically and prevent new comments if that is the concern. And yes I was using a mobile and did not see the post where the OP confirmed the outcome

Ive have never used the AP its awful , on mobile i just use mobile setting.

It's so annoying when people simply say "look at the OPs posts only."
If you're on the android app you don't have an option to "see all." It's desktop or Apple only.

But yes, zombie thread.

Its really easy to see just Ops threads only. Even if yiu just use Ctl F ops name or use see all or see next bottim right hand corner of Ops posts.
Ops posts are also a different colour to rest of posts.
Thsts 3 different ways to pick out OPs posts.

FFS zombie thread 🙄

Why would you risk going and getting turned away? Rules are there for a reason.

I’m supposed to read 27 pages of thread notes to try and pick out the one where the OP concluded things? I am new to the forum and not an expert on these things. I did read the thread quite comprehensively and felt the point about completing an ID check was information no one else had posted. There is no need to be so rude.

If you had read the thread you would have seen op moved the dates of the holiday.

Why did you bump a ZOMBIE thread when you couldnt even bother to read just the OPs threads which is really easy with the "see all" button

What happened here in the end, curious to know? If you ‘lose’ your child’s passport can’t that then qualify for a same day appointment or is the one week service literally the only option for children? Also it seems you now have to complete an identity check before the appointment which requires you to nominate a 3rd party not related to the child who has known them for min years and is a member of an approved list of professionals. and that means uploading photos for that ahead of the appointment and making sure they have approved the ID check before the appointment - further slowing things up :(

Hi
Yes it is the rules for some countries but we got used to this not applying to Europe every since I have traveled. The rules have changed post BREXIT. We just didn’t realise they had!

Yes we have. Ryan air almost charge the price of a flight to change…..our mistake though.

It's not just brexit though is it? DD and I have US passports, there has to be a certain number of months left on them to travel into Europe.

Maybe could you change the holiday dates then you can at least reduce the stress factor while you sort out passports. A family holiday without your DC would be upsetting for all.

⛔️ ZOMBIE THREAD ⛔️

Sorry Fast track (not premium)

Sadly there are very few appointments at the passport office to get a one week fast track. I don't know how people have managed to. I work on the NHS frontline so can't sit at a computer all day checking for one to be released. The nearest fast track I could get was a week away anywhere (so we wouldn't have made it). I would have gone to Belfast if I there had been an appt. The online premium service has no appts at all and is just for adults. Maybe I should have gone up to Victoria on Friday just in case there was a cancellation (I had the day off) but as it's a childs passport for the reasons stated above I'm not sure that would have helped.
They do need to sort out the passport office. It is a very poor service. 10 weeks is a very long time to wait. I have one work colleague who's kids passport hadn't turned up by 4 months! They had to cancel their holiday.
Anyhow we have a premium appt in 2 weeks time so hopefully sorted by then for another 4 1/2 years!!

Unfortunately I don't think it's possible to wing it. I think it gets flagged by their system.

The closest we came to rules being bent for us was a few years ago when we were flying to Turkey. I have dual German/British citizenship and was flying with my German passport and my daughter was flying with her British passport. It stupidly didn't even cross my mind that she required a visa for Turkey as German citizens don't. The airline didn't want to let my daughter board the plane, but we begged and begged and begged and spoke to whoever we could speak to at the airline to allow us to fly. They said we would be refused entry in Turkey, but miraculously allowed us to fly. It took us about 10 mins to sort a visa at the airport once we arrived in Turkey. What a relief that was! Very different to the current passport rules though.

Worth checking your travel insurance to see whether it covers this situation, like the family in Turkey who got sent home. I suspect the insurance does not cover because it is a known event. Something to bear in mind if you are thinking of winging it.

When I went to Turkey there was a woman with a child who's passport didn't have the right length of time left. She managed to get through from the U.K. unnoticed but the officials in Turkey spotted it and refused entry. They were organising a flight back to the U.K. for her family as we left. Not something I'd risk myself though she seemed genuinely surprised.

Issues with the covid vaccination certificate are quite a different kettle of fish from irregularities with the passport. There is no comparison.

@CreepyDibillo we had the same last Thursday at Lanzarote. I almost died when I couldn't get into the app. Didn't help with my OH asking me had I not taken a pdf of my vaccination certificates. Nobody likes a smart arse 🙄🙄 But like you they didn't look for them.

We flew last week from Gatwick to Lanzarote with Easyjet. My daughter's passport expires in January so has over the required amount of time left. It flagged up though at the boarding gate and it said boarding denied. I initially thought it was because I had downloaded the boarding passes incorrectly as I had requested a mask exemption for her and I had to redo the boarding passes but the guy at the boarding gate said no it was because of the time left on the passport. We were able to fly of course but just to let others know that there is no winging it as it flags up automatically. Last night tonight in Lanzarote 😔

Difficult to say, I wouldn't risk it.
Having said that, we did manage to get into a Spanish Island last week without our covid passes, despite being asked for them. I had checked a few weeks before and they'd dropped mandatory vaccination, must have changed it back without me realising. Anyway, we weren't prepared with them to hand and it was the day the NHS app went down so couldn't access them. Lots of passengers on our flight in a state of panic and in the end they just waved us through and said don't worry about it!