Newlyweds miss out on £1,200 honeymoon after groom's passport blunder

Newlyweds miss out on £1,200 honeymoon after groom's passport blunder

Newlyweds were banned from going on their honeymoon when check-in staff discovered the groom's passport was 'torn and held together by tape'. Joe and Beccy Barnes had booked a last-minute honeymoon to Ayia Napa, Cyprus, after tying the knot on Saturday, August 2.

The pair, who have been together for five years, had collected all the money given to them as wedding presents to pay for a five-day, all-inclusive TUI package holiday. However, when the couple arrived at East Midlands Airport on Wednesday, August 6, they were shocked when TUI check-in staff discovered a 1cm rip on the upper right-hand corner of Joe's photo page in his passport.

TUI said the passport was 'very badly damaged', including suspected water damage,