Ready or not? “I was ready to fly to Cape Town for a family holiday and arrived at the check-in desk, full of excitement for the trip ahead. That excitement quickly turned to distress when I was told I needed a clear double-page spread free in my passport – and the check-in official couldn’t find one. After some agonised checking of my passport myself and still no luck, I was on the verge of giving up the flight and waving off my family as I stayed at home. But then a manager from the airline came to check what the fuss was about and went through my passport page by page. By some miracle he found that two pages had slightly stuck together – at a free double-page. So we all made the holiday! But I never forgot the lesson and now wherever I’m going, I always check the entry requirements in good time before I fly.” Lynda St. Cooke Foreign & Commonwealth Office Know Before You Go team
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