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Will the EU’s new fingerprint entry system cause gridlock? The Guardian tried it out

The scheme, which operators feared would cause chaos at airports, ports and railway stations, is finally coming into force

The Guardian - UK

EES: When border checks will begin for Dover, Eurostar and Eurotunnel travellers

EES border checks will be introduced gradually for Dover, Eurostar and Eurotunnel travellers.

Euronews

UK drivers face ‘hat-trick of hold-ups’ over Easter bank holiday weekend

RAC says 19m leisure trips planned over four-day break with peak congestion expected from Thursday to Saturday

The Guardian - UK

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UK bank holiday: Storm Lilian adds to train disruption and worsens heavy traffic jams causing delays

Network Rail work will delay some journeys by train while roads are expected to be extremely busy – with Friday the busiest day in the skies

The Independent UK

The one important rule for travelling to Europe this summer by ferry – according to the Port of Dover boss

Exclusive: ‘If you’re disrupted our ferry operators will automatically rebook you on the next available ferry – so you will get away’

The Independent UK

Travel chaos drags on with Nats staff shortage and manhunt border delays

EasyJet cancelled 40 flights at Gatwick on Wednesday night as manhunt queues build

The Independent UK

‘Busiest travel day’ to be hit by strikes and delays, holidaymakers warned

Saturday is expected to be the day most people travel abroad but thousands of rail workers are to strike, badly disrupting services.

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Summer getaway expected to spark ‘bumper-to-bumper traffic’

Traffic jams are expected on major roads, while the Port of Dover is warning it could take up to two and a half hours to pass through border checks.

The Independent UK

Boost for British travellers as EU pushes back post-Brexit border checks

Exclusive: Planned fingerprint and facial biometric checks will be delayed until ‘after Paris Olympics’

The Independent UK

Dover officials scramble to avert Easter ferry chaos and warn travellers NOT to arrive early

The Port of Dover declared a critical incident last Friday when queues of vehicles trying to board ferries built up, and they want to avoid a repeat over the long weekend

Daily Mirror

Why is there gridlock at Dover again and will it always be like this?

Post-Brexit passport rules mean it typically takes 20 minutes to process passengers on a coach – far longer than before

The Independent UK

Coach passengers finally get in to Port of Dover after huge delays

Extra sailings were run overnight to try to clear the backlog of traffic

The Independent UK

Why is there gridlock at Dover again and will it always be like this?

Post-Brexit passport rules mean it typically takes 20 minutes to process passengers on a coach – far longer than before

The Independent UK

Britons brace for strikes, traffic jams and border delays as Easter exodus returns

Airlines hope to avoid the chaos of last year as huge numbers head for the beaches of Europe, surpassing pre-pandemic bookings

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Wales Online

Children on coaches waiting more than 12 hours at Dover fall ill as loos run out of toilet paper

One coach driver with a party of 48 children from Swansea said some were being 'physically sick'

Wales Online

Critical incident declared amid long delays at Port of Dover

'Lengthy French border processes and sheer volume' have been blamed

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’

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