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P&O bosses confident it will avoid fine for sacking 800 staff without notice

A union said it would be a 'scandal'

Wales Online

Bosses at P&O Ferries confident of avoiding fine for mass sackings

Some 786 P&O workers were made redundant without consultation

Insider UK

P&O Ferries bosses set to avoid punishment after sacking 800 seafarers without notice

786 of the company’s workers were made redundant without consultation on March 17 2022

The Independent UK

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Holidaymakers forced to wait for hours amid large queues for trains and ferries

People faced 90-minute waits at the Port of Dover on Good Friday.

The Independent UK

Huge queues of cars stretching back from Port of Dover amid 90-minute waits

As the Easter getaway weekend kicked off on Good Friday morning, large numbers of cars were arriving at the Kent port.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries proposing to change management structure with loss of 60 jobs

The redundancies come a year after the company sacked hundreds of workers, replacing them with cheaper labour

Wales Online

Limiting coach capacity at Dover ‘unacceptable and backward’, say operators

Many holidaymakers travelling by coach last weekend were delayed for several hours entering the port and being processed.

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Dover travel chaos - what are your rights if you miss your ferry?

Travel chaos dominated Dover this weekend as holidaymakers found themselves stuck in cars and coaches for up to 18 hours ahead of the Easter holidays. What went wrong and what are your rights when faced with such delays?

The Money Edit

Manchester students among thousands stuck for over 18 HOURS in Dover delay chaos

"Everyone was panicked and wondering what on earth they would do. The whole situation has been a nightmare."

Manchester Evening News

Thousands queue at Dover for second day as Braverman accused of denial

Home secretary says Brexit did not cause chaos seen at port as angry customers see trips cancelled

The Guardian - UK

Dover delays: School cancels ski trip after being told to wait 24 HOURS for getaway

Louise, whose daughter was on the school ski trip, described the delays as "horrendous" after the coach had to turn back around - leaving pupils bitterly disappointed

Daily Mirror

Children feeling ‘hungry’ and ‘unsafe’ during 16-hour queues at Dover

Schoolchildren are trapped on coaches and have no access to running water, according to one mother

Evening Standard

Dover delays: Children in appalling conditions as tailbacks continue despite extra sailings

One teacher waiting with a coach full of 42 children labelled the conditions as "disgusting", saying they had no water, food or toilet facilities since arriving at the Port of Dover

Daily Mirror

Extra Dover night sailings after traffic 'carnage' sees passengers stuck for 16 hours

The Port of Dover said it was hoping to clear the backlog by lunchtime on Sunday

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Port of Dover working to clear backlog after travellers left waiting for as long as 14 hours

Frustrated passengers have described the situation at the port as ‘carnage’ and ‘a shambles’

The Independent UK

Extra night sailings to try and clear Port of Dover traffic backlog

The port declared a critical incident amid high volumes of coach traffic heading to France for the Easter holidays.

Daily Mirror

Dover delays: Coaches full of children stuck for 12 HOURS as thousands in Easter getaway

Fed-up passengers and worried parents took to social media to criticise the delays at Dover this morning, as thousands travel through the port on Easter getaways and school ski trips

The Independent UK

‘Frustrated’ Dover officials blame ‘lengthy French border processes’ as travellers stranded for over 16 hours

Critical incident declared as travellers stuck in gridlocked ‘carnage’ at port

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The Independent UK

Dover ferry passengers warned of severe delays as travellers stranded for over 12 hours

‘Lengthy French processes and sheer volume’ of travellers to blame for long waits as Easter getaway begins

Evening Standard

‘Never seen anything like this’: Travellers stranded in Dover following ‘critical incident’

The Port of Dover said on Saturday morning that coach traffic heading to France was suffering ‘significant delays’

Daily Mirror

Port of Dover declares critical incident as high levels of traffic sparks delays

P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways also reported delays to ferry and coach services, citing bad weather and hold-ups at French border controls as partly responsible for the queues

Manchester Evening News

Port of Dover declares critical incident as Easter getaway and bad weather leads to long delays

There's reports of two hour waits at border control

The Independent UK

Port of Dover declares critical incident as high levels of traffic cause delays

Operators also reported delays to services, citing bad weather and hold-ups at French border controls as partly responsible for waits and queues.

The Independent UK

Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay gets royal assent

The Seafarers’ Wages Bill was introduced after P&O Ferries sacked nearly 800 staff in March last year.

The Independent UK

Government should invest in maritime tech, cleaner fuels and workforce – MPs

The Transport Select Committee has published a report into the UK’s maritime sector.

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