You need to make sure your passport is up to date (Image: Maksims Grigorjevs via Getty Images)

Luton Airport is urging travellers to make a key check - or risk their holiday plans lying in tatters. Airport chiefs say some people might be turned away as a result of a passport mistake, despite their document being in perfect condition and still in date.

It posted on x, formerly twitter: "Is your passport over 10 years old? If you're travelling to an EU country, you will need to renew your passport before you travel. Check your passport here .

On its website it explains: "If you’re travelling in the EU , please check your passport is valid for the dates you are travelling. You will need to renew your passport if:

There’s less than three months left on your passport while you’re trav

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