Dad furious after children barred from Jet2 Manchester flight to Jersey 'because they didn't have photo ID'

A furious dad claims his children were stopped from boarding a Manchester flight to the Channel Islands because they didn't have photo ID.

Shane Lloyd's teenage son and daughter, of Lowton, Wigan, were set to fly out for a week-long holiday with their dad in Jersey where he lives. However, he says his son Dylan, 13, and daughter Grace 14, travelling with their auntie, were left in tears when they were told at the departure gate they wouldn't be able to board the Manchester Jet2 flight as they didn't have their own photo ID.

UK passengers travelling to Jersey, in the Channel Islands, do not need a passport, but adults are asked to travel with some form of photo ID. The Jersey tourist board says kids under 16 are not required to show ID on domestic flights, and the adult they are travelling with can "vouch for the child's identity".

Jet2 have now apologised and have booked the children on new flights. However, dad Shane says his time with his children has been cut short and has still been left around £1,000 out of pocket due to the error.

"I couldn't believe it" he said. "I was furious. I was at Jersey Airport waiting for them then I got a call from my sister saying they wouldn't let them get on.

"They've flown over, it must be 15 to 20 times now since I've been here, they've flown with easyJet, with Jet2, from Manchester, from Liverpool, and they've never needed ID.

"My daughter lived here with me for 18 months and she flew back six months ago on a Jet2 flight and didn't need photo ID.

"Every time I make their mum pack their birth certificates though just in case but this time they said even they weren't good enough. They had to come all the way back through security. They were both in tears.

"The worst part of it is