Emergency! Can anyone tell me if my passport is in date?!

[BelloItalia]

Due to fly to Italy in 5 weeks. My passport was issued October 2016. It’s valid until March 2027

however!! My cousin recently got turned away from the airport travelling to Germany despite having loads of time on their passport (over a year). Now DH has just been told the same thing has happened to his mate (going to Holland)

I’ve checked the government website and it says passport must have been issued within the past 10 years and it must have at least 3 months on it by date of return -

mine was issued 9 years ago and has a year left on it - am I ok?

I really can’t afford to be turned back at the airport - really hoping someone can help.

TUI calculator on their website reckons it’s fine but we’ve not booked with them

He was denied boarding incorrectly. The extra months are not completely discounted, you just can’t travel outbound once the passport is over 10 years since issue, so he should have been able to travel out until April 2025. The extra carried over months can be the 3 months required until expiry.

Don’t assume check in staff know what they’re doing, a client of ours was denied boarding recently, incorrectly, and is now taking the check in company to court for the cost of the holiday he lost.

There is a free app called 'Days Left' where you enter you holiday dates within the Schengen Area and it will show you how many 'days left' you have from the 90 days within 180 day allowance. (For non-EU Citizens)

If you also enter your passport details, it will tell you if it is valid. It is dynamic so reflects the current date.

It looks like this...(once the image has loaded)