Overview

• Rebecca McCurry, 22, realized minutes after landing in Marrakesh on July 31 that she had left her passport on her seat but says she was not allowed back on the aircraft.
• She reports being questioned by Moroccan police and detained for about 11 hours, alleging intimidating treatment and health distress during the process.
• She was placed on a flight to Manchester the same day, with Ryanair saying it re-accommodated her at the request of Marrakesh authorities.
• Passengers on the return flight later found the passport in the seat, and Ryanair says the document was subsequently handed to Edinburgh Airport’s lost property, where McCurry retrieved it after more than a month for a £30 fee.
• Ryanair stated that presenting valid travel documents is the passenger’s responsibility and confirmed she was correctly denied entry; Morocco’s airport authority was contacted for comment in the reports.