Airlines Bar UK Expats From Returning Home To Spain

January 4, 2021 Brexit, Britain

A number of British expats hoping to return to their homes in Spain say they have been stopped from boarding their flight at Heathrow Airport. Two airlines have reportedly claimed their proof of residency documents were no longer valid after the end of the Brexit transition period with the EU on 31 December.

Spanish and British authorities have said a green-coloured certificate of EU citizenship with a foreign national identification number issued by Spain is still valid for British nationals residing in Spain.

But British Airways and Iberia staff have reportedly refused to allow some people to travel to the country over the past two days. The British embassy in Spain said the confusion “should not be happening”.

A number of British expats hoping to return to their homes in Spain say they have been barred from boarding flights and told their ID documents are not valid post-Brexit https://t.co/qujlwQ6Gt5

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 3, 2021