‘Ryanair refused to let us on’: how a couple who’ve lived in UK for 80 years got stuck in Krakow
Maria and Czeslaw Krupa in Krakow airport with two family members. Photograph: Image courtesy of Stephanie Postle Krupa/The Krupa familyView image in fullscreenMaria and Czeslaw Krupa in Krakow airport with two family members. Photograph: Image courtesy of Stephanie Postle Krupa/The Krupa family“My husband was really upset,” she said, explaining that he was in a mobility scooter and was on a lot of medication after the stroke.
- ▪Maria and Czeslaw Krupa in Krakow airport with two family members.
- ▪Photograph: Image courtesy of Stephanie Postle Krupa/The Krupa familyView image in fullscreenMaria and Czeslaw Krupa in Krakow airport with two family members.
- ▪Photograph: Image courtesy of Stephanie Postle Krupa/The Krupa family“My husband was really upset,” she said, explaining that he was in a mobility scooter and was on a lot of medication after the stroke.
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Maria and Czeslaw Krupa in Krakow airport with two family members. Photograph: Image courtesy of Stephanie Postle Krupa/The Krupa familyView image in fullscreenMaria and Czeslaw Krupa in Krakow airport with two family members. Photograph: Image courtesy of Stephanie Postle Krupa/The Krupa familyBrexit‘Ryanair refused to let us on’: how a couple who’ve lived in UK for 80 years got stuck in KrakowMaria and Czeslaw Krupa, who arrived in 1947 and 1948 as dependents of displaced Polish service members, were told they did not have post-Brexit rights to return to UKLisa O’Carroll Senior correspondentThu 30 Jul 2026 09.10 EDTFirst published on Thu 30 Jul 2026 09.09 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTwo Polish citizens who have lived in the UK for nearly 80 years after their parents fled the…
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