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Dover and Eurotunnel queues: Travellers warned of third day of delays
Another 6,500 cars are expected at the port on Sunday, following two days of gridlock.
Travel chaos is 'the new normal' after Brexit, British tourists are warned
Anger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates vie to blame France for delaysLong summer queues at the border risk becoming the 'new norma'¯ after Brexit, holidaymakers have been warned, as a fierce diplomatic row erupted with France over the lengthy tailbacks affecting Dover.Both Tory leadership candidates rushed to blame a shortage of French border staff for delays that saw some travellers waiting for hours. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak said the French 'need to stop blaming Brexit and start getting the staff required to match deman'¯. Foreign secretary Liz Truss said she was i...
French insistence on passport stamps causing holiday chaos at Dover [subscription]
Grant Shapps has blamed France for “unacceptable” delays in cross-Channel travel that left thousands of holidaymakers stuck for up to ten hours in squalid conditions on the busiest weekend since before the pandemic.
Sunday, 24 July 2022
BBC News
- Dover and Eurotunnel queues: Travellers warned of third day of delaysAnother 6,500 cars are expected at the port on Sunday, following two days of gridlock.
The Guardian
- Queues, cancellations, chaos: what has gone wrong at Heathrow?As the airport asks airlines to turn passengers away, a blame game is being played out between both sidesWhat has gone wrong at Heathrow? The airport that confidently laid out expansion plans and charged its customers a hefty premium has been repeatedly suffering the kind of chaos people pay money to avoid: flight cancellations, long queues, lost baggage mountains and strike threats. Now, at the start of the full summer peak, it has told airlines to turn passengers away.In a week when baking temperatures swept across Britain, few places were feeling the heat more. Heathrowā€™s own posters highli...
- Travel chaos is 'the new normal' after Brexit, British tourists are warnedAnger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates vie to blame France for delaysLong summer queues at the border risk becoming the 'new norma'¯ after Brexit, holidaymakers have been warned, as a fierce diplomatic row erupted with France over the lengthy tailbacks affecting Dover.Both Tory leadership candidates rushed to blame a shortage of French border staff for delays that saw some travellers waiting for hours. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak said the French 'need to stop blaming Brexit and start getting the staff required to match deman'¯. Foreign secretary Liz Truss said she was i...
The Independent
- Roads to Port of Dover 'flowing normally' after days of traffic chaosThe port said on Twitter that as of 2.15am on Sunday traffic can proceed directly to the port.
- Dover queues: Travellers braced for third day of border delaysP&O Ferries has warned of further delays Sunday morning
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- ‘Strike action will derail Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic’ [subscription]Scottish business groups are warning that UK-wide rail disputes, including action planned for this Wednesday, could disrupt the country’s fragile economic recovery.
- Edinburgh airport chaos set to last two months [subscription]Holidaymakers have been warned to expect months of travel misery because of a chronic staff shortage at Edinburgh airport.
- Rolls-Royce chief Warren East spies rebound for air travel [subscription]Warren East, the outgoing chief executive of Rolls-Royce, has sounded a bullish note on aviation’s recovery from Covid-19, reporting increased demand from the jet-engine maker’s airline customers and expressing his belief that China will gradually open up to international travel.
- French insistence on passport stamps causing holiday chaos at Dover [subscription]Grant Shapps has blamed France for “unacceptable” delays in cross-Channel travel that left thousands of holidaymakers stuck for up to ten hours in squalid conditions on the busiest weekend since before the pandemic.
City AM
- Long overdue: TfL reviews government funding proposal Transport for London (TfL) is currently reviewing a long-term funding proposal put on the table by the Department for Transport (DfT) yesterday. The move comes just a few days before the latest short-term extension from central government was coming to an end. 'I’ve put a long-term settlement on the table to ensure services are supported [...] The post Long overdue: TfL reviews government funding proposal appeared first on CityAM.
Daily Record
- Scottish Government urged to stop 'eye-watering' ScotRail fare price hike amid cost-of-living crisisAn agreement between ScotRail and the Scottish Government allows for an increase in fares of almost 12 per cent from January meaning a return journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh could cost more than £30.
Mail Online
- Over 2,000 cruise ship passengers remain at sea as Coral Princess still stranded by wild weatherThe Coral Princess and its 2000-plus seasick and Covid-struck passengers remain off the Caloundra coast, unable to come into the port of Brisbane due to pounding seas.
- Wheelchair user with one LEG had to be rescued by the pilot at Manchester airportA one-legged voiceover artist was abandoned on a plane at Manchester Airport and had to be rescued by the pilot after assistance staff failed to help him off.
- Britain's top airline bosses trade jibes over who is to blame for the summer travel chaosTwo of Britain's most senior airline bosses are this weekend locked in a bitter exchange of insults over who is to blame for the summer travel chaos (pictured: Heathrow).
- Some striking train drivers 'earn more than £100,000' rail sources claimAhead of yet more stoppages this week, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (pictured) angrily insisted that drivers and other rail workers already had 'generous salaries - paid for by the public'.
The Mirror
- Amputee left on plane at airport had to be helped off by 'embarrassed' pilotDavid Judd was stuck on their aircraft at Manchester Airport for more than half an hour after the last passenger had disembarked and was saved by the "embarrassed" pilot
This is Money
- Motorists are being urged to ensure they have breakdown cover in placeA mix of hot weather, traffic jams and long holiday journeys will combine to create a huge demand for call-out support as engines overheat and tyres get punctured.
Sky News
- 'Severe' traffic delays expected again as Port of Dover insists services are 'flowing normally'Drivers should brace themselves for a third day of delays with backlogs still gridlocking roads, officials have said, as the Port of Dover said traffic is "flowing normally".
Belfast Telegraph
- Roads to Port of Dover 'flowing normally' after days of traffic chaosTraffic at the Port of Dover is once again 'flowing normall'¯ after days of lengthy queues created travel chaos for holidaymakers.
Birmingham Mail
- Fears rail strike will create 'parking chaos' in Perry Barr during Commonwealth GamesA local councillor has urged visitors not to drive to the area
Bolton News
- Bolton haulage boss says fuel companies are 'ripping us off'Petrol companies are profiting double the amount than they were in 2019 and triple the amount they were before the first Covid lockdown, research suggests.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- 'Spades in the ground' for West Yorkshire mass transit scheme by 2028Work on West Yorkshire's mass transit system, which it's claimed will 'hurtle'¯ the region 'into the 21st century'¯, could start by the end of the decade.
Wales Online
- How the rail strikes on July 27 and July 30 will affect your train journeyPassengers are being warned not to travel on strike days next week and to expect disruption on the days before and after
Other Regional Press
- Roads mayhem 'could last all summer', warns traffic chiefA lack of customs 'resource' will lead to travel chaos strangling Kent continuing throughout the summer unless the problem can be resolved.
- Passengers on trains and ferries 'asked to wear face masks again' as Covid cases riseInfections in England have reached their highest level for three months
- How will the rail strikes at the end of July affect services?A walkout from the RMT on July 27 and Aslef on July 30 are still set to go ahead
- Britain's summer of discontent - a quick guide to all the strike action facing BritsHave the rail workers started a chain of events that will see history repeat itself
- Lamborghinis, Ferraris, McLarens and Porsches set to roar into Coventry for MotoFest festivalAround 70 supercars are coming to the city in September
Other News Sources
- Dover gridlock due to 'post-Covid rush', says British Ports Association chief executiveWe spoke to Richard Ballantyne, chief executive of the British Ports Association, and began by asking him if the situation today is an improvement compared to what we have seen over the last few days.
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