MORE THAN 367,000 UK PASSPORTS SET TO EXPIRE BEFORE YEAR END

Breaking Travel News - Oct 19, 2026

Wizz Air is urging UK holidaymakers to check their passports ahead of the October half term getaway, as new data obtained by the airline reveals more than 135,000 British adult passports are due to expire this month. Figures obtained by Wizz Air from HM Passport Office through a Freedom of Information request show 135,006 adult passports are due to expire in October, followed by 125,405 in November and 106,768 in December, bringing the total for the final three months of 2026 to 367,179.

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