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Extra night ferries laid on to clear Dover backlog
... On Saturday evening, Mr Bannister said: " My ops team is anticipating that we will get through all the backlog, including all the people that wanted to Travel Today, overnight...
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Extra night ferries laid on to clear Dover backlog
Additional sailings will be put on overnight by ferry operators at The Port of Dover, as it works through the Easter traffic backlog.
Delays were first reported on Friday Night , and some passengers had to wait in Dover for as long as 14 Hours .
Strong winds, a large volume of coaches and slower processing times at border control were cited as reasons.
Doug Bannister, The Port 's chief executive, said his team anticipate the backlog will be cleared overnight.
Some coaches, including many carrying schoolchildren travelling to Europe on school trips at the start of the Easter break, had to wait overnight on Friday at The Port .
Throughout Saturday, many passengers shared their ordeals with The Bbc , with some calling The Situation " carnage".
The management for The Port apologised for the " prolonged delays" and said the backlog was being cleared.
On Saturday evening, Mr Bannister said: " My ops team is anticipating that we will get through all the backlog, including all The People that wanted to Travel Today , overnight. " The ferry operators are laying on additional sailings overnight to try and accomplish that, so hopefully by about midday tomorrow we'll be back to normal operations. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
