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| UK travellers face delays as Easter getaway begins | UK travellers face delays as Easter getaway begins |
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| British travellers hoping to make the most of the Easter bank holiday by travelling to the continent have already faced tailbacks into Dover and long queues to board the Eurostar at London St Pancras. | British travellers hoping to make the most of the Easter bank holiday by travelling to the continent have already faced tailbacks into Dover and long queues to board the Eurostar at London St Pancras. |
| More than 189,000 passengers were expected to pass through Dover for the start of the Easter getaway, with more than 130,000 expected to travel next week as the school holidays begin. | More than 189,000 passengers were expected to pass through Dover for the start of the Easter getaway, with more than 130,000 expected to travel next week as the school holidays begin. |
| On Friday, about 22,000 passengers were expected to board Europe-bound trains at St Pancras. A queue snaked several hundred metres from the entrance to the station’s Eurostar terminal. | On Friday, about 22,000 passengers were expected to board Europe-bound trains at St Pancras. A queue snaked several hundred metres from the entrance to the station’s Eurostar terminal. |
| A Eurostar spokeswoman said passengers were facing enhanced security checks following the terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday. | |
| “There are big queues because it’s Easter weekend, so we have a lot of passengers today,” she said. “It’s the biggest day on Friday.” | “There are big queues because it’s Easter weekend, so we have a lot of passengers today,” she said. “It’s the biggest day on Friday.” |
| No one was available for comment from Eurotunnel, which takes cars and lorries through the Channel tunnel from Folkestone. However, the service tweeted in the early hours of Friday to warn that a high volume of traffic was expected. | No one was available for comment from Eurotunnel, which takes cars and lorries through the Channel tunnel from Folkestone. However, the service tweeted in the early hours of Friday to warn that a high volume of traffic was expected. |
| The Home Office was not immediately able to comment on heightened security at UK borders. | The Home Office was not immediately able to comment on heightened security at UK borders. |
| Despite the queues, many of those leaving the UK for Easter will be glad to have made the effort. Most of Britain will enjoy a dry day on Friday, but by Saturday heavy rain and strong winds will spread across the country, according to the Met Office. | Despite the queues, many of those leaving the UK for Easter will be glad to have made the effort. Most of Britain will enjoy a dry day on Friday, but by Saturday heavy rain and strong winds will spread across the country, according to the Met Office. |
| Sunday will be brighter but feel colder, showers will continue and hail, thunder and strong winds are forecast in some areas. Northern parts of Britain will dry up on Monday, but wind and rain will continue elsewhere and spread again by Tuesday. | Sunday will be brighter but feel colder, showers will continue and hail, thunder and strong winds are forecast in some areas. Northern parts of Britain will dry up on Monday, but wind and rain will continue elsewhere and spread again by Tuesday. |