Terror alert after traveller flies to Pakistan on sister's passport

Dec 27 2008

and sent me straight back. I asked them to get in touch with the British embassy to see if we could sort the whole thing out, but because I didn’t have a valid passport to hand they had to deport me.

“I flew for seven and a half hours, was on the ground for two hours, and then had to fly home again.

“I’m angry with Swissport, who did the check-in. I spoke to their duty manager as soon as I got back, but they have refused to give me a refund. I only live 10 minutes from the airport. If they had spotted the error like they are supposed to, I could have gone home, got my passport and still made the flight.”

A spokeswoman for Birmingham International Airport said: “Although the Airport Company is speaking to Mr Raja and investigating the matter, embarkation controls are the responsibility of airlines, handling agents and the Border Control Agency.”