Burgundy passport - anyone still using one?

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Has anyone recently travelled on a burgundy passport rather than a new, blue one?

We fly to Austria in August and both me and DS have new, blue passports.

DH still has a burgundy one - issued in 2016, so, less than 10 years ago and doesn't expire until 2026, so way more than 6 months after our return and has at least 2 blank pages. This is fine, I take it?

Suddenly came to me that he doesn't have a new one, but his burgundy one is still well in date, so my understanding is that it's valid?

Of course it is!

Yes I flew on my burgundy passport about 2 weeks ago, still valid 👍🏻

Yes absolutely fine, I'm on holiday right now having travelled on one issued just before the new ones came in.

My burgundy passport was fine when we went away at half term, if that helps

Of course it's valid. Why would it not be?!

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Yes. My son flew abroad today on a burgundy passport and it was fine.

Yes absolutely fine!!
sadly I’m the only one in my house of 5 who still has their lovely red passport, everyone else has got a NON beautiful blue one 😫

Thank you!

I was fairly certain but just had a moment of panic 😂

Agree though - the new ones aren't very nice!

I renewed mine about a year earlier than necessary, just so I could have a red one for as long as possible, plus it says European Union on the front. Valid til 2029, travelled with it last week.

Yes and it's no problem. Only my kids have black passports and we fly 3x a year to visit family

Valid. Mi e was issued March 2020 (a real waste!) and so still burgundy.

Also, if you Google, you can find red covers to go over your nasty blue passports

I'm going to Canada on a burgundy one. Dreading getting my blue one.

My burgundy passport doesn't expire until 2029, so plenty of life left in it!

We all have old passport that don't expire until 2029

Yes, fine last week.

I noticed the other day that dd's was issued 21st March 2020 😅ready for our Easter holiday.. 😭

Its only been 7 years since brexit was voted in so if you have a passport still in date you can use it no matter if you are intelligent of a brexiter. The colour does not matter, the date does.

Yes. Though I like in the UK, my burgundy Irish passport. Thank you, mum and dad.

of grrr i hate making mistakes when trying to be funny lol

Of course they are still valid. They even issued burgundy passports after the withdrawal as the “old stock” had to be used up.

DH and I had ours issued in 2019 - burgundy

DD's is blue and was issued in 2021.

So far all of them made it through the security in Gatwick and Heathrow in 2022 and 2023.

Yes we travelled last year on Blue and Burgandy passports fine, Burgandy are still valid why would there be a problem ?