This signals a change in FR attitude to someone trying to get back home.
Pensioner travels from Lanzarote to Liverpool on a photocopied bus pass - Liverpool Echo
The best bit is the quote from the pax:
The pensioner thinks the Ryanair staff made a good decision in allowing him on the flight. He told the ECHO: “I was just glad to get back. I know there’s rules people have to stick to but I think rules in life are just guidelines, they are not black and white.”
[my emphasis]
Now, if I was to suggest that someone from Liverpool thought that rules were not rules? I'd be in trouble.