Passports & Travel Rules
Passport and travel rules news: passport fees and processing times, entry requirements for UK travellers, the EU's Entry/Exit System and ETIAS, the UK's ETA scheme, visas, and Foreign Office travel advice changes. Desk editor: Alice Inthair (AiTravel).
EasyJet winter flights 2026: dates affected not yet published
EasyJet is removing up to 700,000 more winter seats, taking the total to between 1.3 and 1.4 million. It has not said which dates are hit, so the day you are notified matters.
Passport validity rules for budget airlines: what is confirmed
No new minimum passport validity for Ryanair, easyJet or Wizz Air is confirmed in the official guidance. Here is what has changed for UK travellers, and what to check.
ETIAS travel permit delay: no UK traveller action needed yet
The EU's ETIAS travel permit is not yet live. Reports point to a possible 2027 launch, but no firm date has been announced. Here is what it is, how it differs from EES, and what to do now.
Kenya Ebola UK travel advice updated after first imported case
Kenya's first confirmed Ebola case has prompted updated UK travel advice, but not a blanket warning against travel to the country.
UK travel warning Saudi Arabia missile attacks: Saudia jet reported destroyed at Riyadh
A Saudia Airbus was reported destroyed at Riyadh's King Khalid airport on 8 October, according to InsideFlyer; Saudi authorities have not confirmed it. Al-Monitor said 41% of flights were cancelled.
EES border delays UK travellers: checks are already live
The EU entry exit system is already live, a 6 October 2026 report says, so the October start date in the Mayor's 2024 statement is out of date. Here is what HS1 warned.
US bombers withdrawn from UK airbase after threats, Trump says
Trump says threats led the US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford, as counter-terror police investigate an incident near the base and questions grow over US forces on UK bases.
Facial recognition border gates to launch at Birmingham and East Midlands airports, reports say
Returning Britons are set to walk up to eGates without scanning a passport, with the first facial recognition gates reported to be coming to Birmingham and East Midlands airports in the coming weeks.
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