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| Eurotunnel hoping to clear passenger backlog | Eurotunnel hoping to clear passenger backlog |
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| Eurotunnel says it hopes to clear its backlog of passengers overnight and run a normal service on Sunday. | Eurotunnel says it hopes to clear its backlog of passengers overnight and run a normal service on Sunday. |
| At one stage on Saturday it said there were delays of up to five hours, partly caused by migrants entering its terminal in France on Friday night. | At one stage on Saturday it said there were delays of up to five hours, partly caused by migrants entering its terminal in France on Friday night. |
| It says there is now a 60-minute waiting time to board in Kent. Services from Calais are on schedule. | |
| Passengers have been advised to arrive on time when they travel on Sunday, rather than turning up early. | Passengers have been advised to arrive on time when they travel on Sunday, rather than turning up early. |
| Eurotunnel services have been hit by strikes and migrants trying to stow away on lorries, in their attempts to cross from France to the UK, for several weeks. | Eurotunnel services have been hit by strikes and migrants trying to stow away on lorries, in their attempts to cross from France to the UK, for several weeks. |
| Shortly before midnight on Friday, Eurotunnel briefly suspended services after migrants accessed the Eurotunnel terminal on the French side. | Shortly before midnight on Friday, Eurotunnel briefly suspended services after migrants accessed the Eurotunnel terminal on the French side. |
| The operator said this caused a backlog of delays, on top of traffic issues, which it had been working through on Saturday. | The operator said this caused a backlog of delays, on top of traffic issues, which it had been working through on Saturday. |
| In other travel updates: | In other travel updates: |
| John Keefe, Eurotunnel spokesman, told the BBC a normal service was now being run and any remaining delays were being caused by the large volume of traffic to the Eurotunnel site, in part because of Operation Stack. | John Keefe, Eurotunnel spokesman, told the BBC a normal service was now being run and any remaining delays were being caused by the large volume of traffic to the Eurotunnel site, in part because of Operation Stack. |
| The operation involves the parking - or stacking - of lorries on the M20 in Kent when cross-Channel services are disrupted. | The operation involves the parking - or stacking - of lorries on the M20 in Kent when cross-Channel services are disrupted. |
| Mr Keefe said it was also one of the busiest days of the year for travel. | Mr Keefe said it was also one of the busiest days of the year for travel. |
| It is hoped the remainder of the backlog will be cleared overnight and a normal service without delays will be run by Sunday morning. | It is hoped the remainder of the backlog will be cleared overnight and a normal service without delays will be run by Sunday morning. |
| Passengers have been advised to check for traffic updates before travelling and not turn up early, to avoid too many people crowding the terminal. | Passengers have been advised to check for traffic updates before travelling and not turn up early, to avoid too many people crowding the terminal. |
| On the issue of migrants, Mr Keefe said Eurotunnel had already spent 13m euros (£9.2m) on security in the first six months of the year - more than its usual 10m euros (£7.1m) annual budget. | On the issue of migrants, Mr Keefe said Eurotunnel had already spent 13m euros (£9.2m) on security in the first six months of the year - more than its usual 10m euros (£7.1m) annual budget. |