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    Dover queues remain as Christmas travel disruption continues

    by George Lithgow Dec 22, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Long queues are still affecting cross-Channel journeys at the port of Dover as Christmas getaway disruption continues across the country.

    P&O Ferries said there were still large queues of “approximately 90 minutes” at border control.

    The port has attributed the delay to a surge in demand for ferries after the Channel Tunnel rail link was closed on Thursday due to unscheduled industrial action by French workers, which ruined the travel plans of tens of thousands of people.

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