Holidaymakers face delays and travel chaos on 'busiest travel day' of the year

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Millions of people will be hitting the roads, ferry ports, and airports for their summer breaks this weekend, with Saturday expected to be the busiest travel day of the year so far

Around three million people are expected to fly over the weekend after most of England’s schools began their summer break, while 13 million will take to the road for a holiday closer to home.

But travel and transport companies have warned that an influx of passengers all over the country, along with heavy traffic, downpours, andThe Port of Dover has said that it could also take up to two and a half hours to go through border checks at peak times. In an update on Saturday morning, it said: “15,901 passengers have already set sail for France from the Port of Dover today. Traffic is moving according to plan and the average border processing time is 90 mins.

Rail passengers should expect to see major disruption to their journeys, as RMT members walked out today in a long-standing dispute over pay, and At least 20,000 rail workers are taking part in strike action on Saturday 22 July and Saturday 29 July, as negotiations between the union and train companies remain at a deadlock.

 

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