Originally Posted by
Swanhunter
My understanding is that EU cards aren’t valid for UK entry unless you have Settled Status. So in this case the gate agent was spot on.
What I was told beforehand by everyone is that I am not entering the UK when in air transit. I would have otherwise simply rebooked that flight to a later date when I have a passport again.
Originally Posted by
adrianlondon
Can you link to the gov.uk page which says not only that no ETA is needed but also that no passport is needed (EU ID card only)?
There is no page that says that – what the GGL hotline told me is that when transiting, the gate agents need to check I have a valid travel document for my destination. Which I do. But alas.