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A group of British expats living in [/news/spain/index.html Spain] were stopped from boarding a flight to Madrid after airline staff informed them their residency papers were no longer valid following [/news/brexit/index.html Brexit].
Nine passengers were prevented from boarding the Iberia/BA flight from [/news/london/index.html London] Heathrow to Madrid on Saturday night.
Staff reportedly blocked them from boarding and kynghidongduong.vn told them their pre-Brexit ID documents had become invalid. 
The incident took place on January 2 - just a day after Britain's new trade deal with the EU came into force.
It also took place despite though both the Spanish and du lịch hà giang British governments agreeing specific documents - called the Foreign National Identification (NIE) document and the new Foreign ID Card (TIE) - would remain valid after Brexit.
Among those caught in the disruption was Madrid-based  British journalist and photographer Max Duncan, who reported the incident on Twitter. 
The UK's embassy for du lịch hà giang Spain replied to Duncan's tweet saying: 'This should not be happening, the Spanish authorities have reconfirmed again this evening that the green residency document will be valid for travel to return to Spain as stated in our travel advice.' 
Mr Duncan also recorded a video interview with a distressed couple that wasn't allowed on the flight. 
Nine British passengers were barred from boarding on a Iberia/ BA flight to Madrid on Saturday night
The incident took place on January 2, even though both the Spanish and British governments have agreed the Foreign National Identification (NIE) document and the new Foreign ID Card (TIE) remain valid
A couple said they 'were gutted' after airline staff told them they weren't allowed on the flight
Another couple was told the green NIE card was invalid following Brexit on January 1
The form British expats living in Spain have to fill out in order to make sure they can return to Spain
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