Scary !

Business traveller Mark Coshever was allowed through airport security and on to a plane - using his two-year-old daughter's passport.

He had picked up the wrong one and did not realise the mistake until his easyJet flight from Luton to Amsterdam had touched down.

Airline staff twice examined his passport and failed to notice the photo was that of toddler Alicia.Mark, 29, said yesterday "I was shocked that I could fly to a major international airport on a child's passport.

"It would be bad enough at the best of times. But after recent events you would think airline staff would be checking everything really thoroughly.I handed over a passport when I checked in and a member of staff looked at it. I went through the same procedure with another member of staff as I was about to board. A quick glance at the passport would have been enough to realise it was a little girl's and not an adult male. Alicia is only just two, so there's quite a difference."

Mark, who runs a car rental firm, pointed out he was travelling on his daughter's passport as soon as he arrived at the immigration desk in Holland.

He said Dutch officials carried out checks on his identity with their British counterparts and gave him a letter allowing him to enter the country for up to 48 hours.

Mark, from Rayleigh, Essex, who went to Amsterdam for a day on business, said: "Fortunately I had my driving licence, which has my photo." When he flew back to Luton on Thursday a British immigration official met him.

Mark said: "Someone was waiting for me and made sure I was allowed through. And an easyJet person came and apologised to me.

"I was told the airline could be given a fine of £2,000 over it."

A spokesman for easyJet said: "Staff misread Mr Coshever's passport and have been disciplined. But this passenger went through all the appropriate security checks and did not pose a risk."