FURIOUS Vicky Pattinson branded Easyjet a ‘destroyer of dreams’ after her damaged passport saw her banned from a flight to Italy.
The Geordie shore star was travelling to the Mediterranean country to do some planning for her nuptials to fiancé, Ercan Ramadan, but was turned away at the last minute.
But now the airline has hit back, defending their decision to take a stand over the damaged document.
In a statement a spokesperson for Easyjet said: “We are sorry for Ms Pattison’s experience and the inconvenience caused. At EasyJet, we work closely with the authorities and comply with their guidance to ensure the safety and security of all passengers and staff.
As such, we cannot allow any passenger to travel on their planned flight with documentation damaged to such a degree that its authenticity is brought into question. It is the passenger’s responsibility to have suitable documentation for travel.”
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The TV star had been denied access over some dog chew damage on the corner of her passport, an incident which left her incandescent with rage.
Taking to social media, she said: “Thought we were off to see our wedding venue today, we were so excited. I rushed back from Newcastle, packed at midnight last night and jumped into bed and got 3 hours sleep. But I didn’t mind because we were going for our menu tasting. @ercan_ram.”
Only to have the @easyiet staff turn me away.. I've been travelling with my passport all year and no one's said anything, but it's definitely well-travelled to be fair Company policy is company policy and I get it, I'm just beyond gutted you know??
"My wedding planner, her assistant, my florist, everyone are all heading out... ... X And I'm just heading home... to have a really good cry I think.
"All the wasted money, how hard it was for me to get the time off, how excited we were, how I've wasted everyone's time.. I'm just really sad I think."
The 36-year-old then shared a photo of the passport that had been nuzzled by her dog Milo. She said: "This is what was wrong with my passport for everyone asking, in fairness, I don't know if that is really bad or not, I've just not had anyone ever tell me it was before.. cheeky little milo butt.”
Concluding her post, Vicky shared a screenshot from an online form, asking how her passport had been damaged.
Writing in the answer box, "My dog chewed the side abit," she added in her caption to fans, "@easyjet you destroyer of dreams you."
Newcastle-born Vicky is due to marry TOWIE star, Ercan after he proposed during a romantic holiday in Dubai in February 2022. The couple have been together since 2019.
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