Easyjet has agreed to compensate a passenger who was wrongly denied boarding at London Gatwick.
The airline admitted it was wrong to stop the passenger, who’s passport was set to expire in two months.
It was forced to apologise after the case was taken up by The Independent newspaper.
Charity executive Jonathan Rickard was not allowed to board his flight from Gatwick to Cyprus at the weekend.
After queuing for an hour, he said he was told he could not fly due to Cyprus immigration rules because his passport expires in August.
EasyJet admitted it made an error and said it would be contacting the passenger directly to rectify the situation.
On top of the cost of his flight, hotel and transfers, he may also be entitled to €400 in compensation under European rules.
