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Couple's $2K ordeal: Airline rejects passport over small coffee stain

Mark Frauenfelder
Sep 24, 2024
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Sean Ferres and his girlfriend Brooke were at the airport, heading to Bali from Australia. At the check-in counter, Virgin Australia denied them boarding due to a small coffee stain on Brooke's passport. The couple claims they had used the same passport to travel to over 20 countries before, including Bali.

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