A family of five said they are 'fed right up' after being stuck in traffic around Dover for nearly 11 hours on Saturday
Friday - when the port declared a "critical incident" - saw holidaymakers get stuck in six-hour queues as officials in Britain and France traded accusations in a blame game.
Angie Emrys-Jones and four family members, including three children, were only able to board the Eurotunnel at 4.15pm on Saturday - having joined the queue at 5.30am. Mr Bannister said he did not know the cause but was pleased that a full complement of French immigration staff had arrived in the morning, with four more on their way.
However, he warned all travellers should check with their ferry operators and keep up to date with developments on line. Saturday is the first weekend of the summer holidays for most of England and Wales, where the majority of schools have broken up for the summer.
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