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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
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...
Times Online
- 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.
Mail Online
- 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).
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
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