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Manchester Evening News
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Sam Barker & Nathan Bevan

Ryanair slashes 300,000 ticket prices for flights in May with some just £4.99

Ryanair is slashing the prices of 300,000 tickets in a major sale. The only snag is it ends at midnight tonight.

The budget airline 's bargainous offer is for flights happening in May, with some costing just £4.99. Among those cheap getaways are one-way tickets to Budapest in Hungary, for just under a fiver, along with destinations like Italy's Trapani and Maastricht in the Netherlands.

Brits can pick from more than 230 destinations including France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Poland, Morocco and more. The bargain flights go from airports in Stansted, Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol and Cardiff.

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Also on the list of places to fly from are Derry, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle. The cheap tickets are available on ryanair.com and the sale ends at 11.59pm tonight, according to The Mirror.

Earlier this month Ryanair was among the airlines issuing passport warnings to Brits looking to travel overseas.

An increasing number of countries are ending their Covid travel rules, while others are welcoming UK travellers with some entry rules still in place.

While we've all been navigating the Covid admin for holidays, there's one key document that could be easy to overlook, but it's arguably the most important admin; your passport's validity.

Countries have their own rules on how long your passport needs to be valid for when you travel - some want three months after your departure date, others six.

Brits can pick from more than 230 destinations (Huw Evans Agency)

The impact of Brexit has seen changes to EU rules, with Brits warned by authorities to check their passports. Airlines have their own differing rules too.

Ryanair said non-EU passport holders must have a passport that's valid for at least three months from their date of departure when heading to a Schengen member country.

There are exemptions, for example if you've been issued a residence permit of a long-term visa.

For travel outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), your passport must be valid for the period of intended stay, with a handful of exceptions:

  • For Jordan, the passport must be valid for six months beyond the period of the intended stay.
  • For Turkey, the passport must be valid for six months from the date of entry.
  • For Montenegro, the passport must be valid for at least three months.
  • For Bosnia and Herzegovina, the passport must be valid for at least three months.

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