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Port of Dover wait times at 60 minutes as travellers seek Christmas getaway

Source: PA Wire

Travellers making cross-Channel journeys at the port of Dover have been urged to prepare for potential long waits as Christmas getaway disruption continues across the country.

P&O Ferries said there were estimated wait times of 60 minutes at border control.

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

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