Fears huge queues and long waits could continue at Kent ports all summer

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British holidaymakers could be facing a summer of holiday hell because of ongoing problems at Channel crossings.

British tourists could endure a summer of holiday hell because of ongoing problems at the country’s ‘vulnerable’ southern border.have been met with huge queues and excruciating waitsFolkestone was branded the ‘hotspot of holiday hell’ by the AA – and more could be in store in the coming weeks.

DFDS ferries warned customers to allow at least two hours to get through passport control on the French side. ‘As we’ve just found out the weekend just gone, traffic numbers travelling across the Channel were back to pre-pandemic levels and with the increased checks it is slower to get through, so it takes very little to cause those tailbacks.’

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