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Britons returning from holiday in Calais have been forced to wait up to six hours

Britons returning from holiday were forced to wait at the port of Calais until six o’clock on Sunday in anticipation of border controls, according to sea carriers who warned their customers of further delays on Sunday. “We sincerely apologize for the wait times at the Port of Calais today. (…) This is due to the queues at the border control“P&O ferries overnight on Twitter, crossing between Calais and Dover.

He assured me that he had organized the night.”two additional departurestransport passengers who have missed their ship. On Sunday morning, the company estimated the wait time at two hours. As of Saturday night, he had estimated it at three hours, but several users on Twitter said they would have to wait longer, five hours or more.

Danish shipping company DFDS tweeted on Saturday evening that “waiting time up to 6 hours to complete all checks“. DFDS waited 45 minutes on Sunday morning. “We expect the port to be very busy today. So please allow as much time as possible to get through all the queues at the controls‘ warned P&0. DFDS recommended providing this “busy weekend” at least “120 minutes» for different controls.

Calais Port Authority could not immediately be reached when contacted on Sunday. In July, monstrous traffic jams at the port of Dover sparked tensions between France and the United Kingdom, with the latter accusing the French authorities;spoil the vacation» many families due to lack of sufficient personnel at checkpoints.

On the French side, district prefect Georges-Francois Leclerc assured that the increase in traffic over the weekend.was obviously expected“but questioned”an unforeseen technical incident in the Channel Tunnel“. This causality was then challenged by Eurotunnel. Union officials, port officials and French authorities also highlighted the impact of Brexit.

Source: Le Figaro

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