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Spirit of Britain: Another P&O Ferries vessel detained over safety fears

This casts doubt on whether the firm will be able to restart Dover-Calais sailings route before Easter

Evening Standard

UK suffering ‘post-Brexit’ reputational damage due to Dover chaos, say business chiefs

Food body warns of ‘post-Brexit perception problem’ over recurring traffic gridlock

The Independent UK

Airport queues: Why are they so long and how long will the chaos last?

Trains, boats and planes all face problems over Easter

The Independent UK

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P&O Ferries resumes passenger sailings between Scotland and Northern Ireland

P&O Ferries posted on Twitter today than it had resumed a three-services-per-day schedule for passengers and freight. The operator told had travellers on Sunday that "tourist travel" would not restart until Thursday.

Glasgow Live

P&O Ferries resumes Scotland-Northern Ireland sailings

The European Causeway vessel used on the route between Cairnryan and Larne was released from detention on Friday.

The Independent UK

Union warns P&O of Cairnryan disruption

RMT organiser says its members will target ferry firm's supply chain following mass sackings

Insider UK

Brits warned travel chaos could last until summer as holidays face disruption

Holidaymakers planning Easter breaks face huge delays as Government fails to stop airport queues, P&O collapse and motorway gridlock causing misery for families

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UK holidaymakers face cancelled flights and ferry delays in Easter travel chaos

High rates of staff absences due to Covid and fallout from P&O Ferries scandal contribute to disruption over busy spring break

The Guardian - UK

Easter holiday travel chaos continues as people going to France told to bring supplies for long Dover queues

Travellers via the Channel Tunnel are being advised to bring food and drink amid lengthy queues

Evening Standard

Labour calls on ministers to act to prevent Easter travel chaos

Shadow transport secretary said the Government should prioritise airport staff for security checks so they can start work.

The Independent UK

P&O scraps all ferry services telling customers 'book with another operator'

The operator's services were due to resume this weekend

Liverpool Echo

P&O Ferries full list of cancellations this weekend and your refund rights explained

Full list of P&O Ferries cancellations this weekend as the ferry operator has axed routes including Dover, Calais, Larne and Cairnyarn with passengers told to find alternatives themselves

Daily Mirror

P&O Ferries suspends all services and tells customers to find another travel firm

The ferry operator had suspended services since March after firing 800 staff

Nottingham Post

P&O Ferries axes all services and tells customers to find another travel firm

This week it was announced P&O Ferries were preparing to resume services but in an online update the scandal-hit firm confirmed all weekend services are suspended

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The Guardian - UK

Easter travel chaos: what to do if your flight is delayed or you catch Covid

Flight’s cancelled? Missed it as a result of queues? Stuck at a ferry port? We look at your rights

The Guardian - UK

Airlines and cross-Channel services brace for busiest weekend since Covid

Air travellers told to allow extra time for queues, while Eurotunnel expects rising traffic and P&O ferries remain suspended

The Independent UK

Glitch in post-Brexit customs system adds to major Channel lorry chaos on Kent roads

A 23-mile stretch of the M20 is closed amid HMRC technical problems and a ferry shortage

Daily Mirror

Travel chaos predicted for Easter breaks amid airport woes and rail engineering work

Staff sickness and pandemic job cuts have been blamed for chaos at UK airports, where passenger numbers will swell this weekend and next week. Some of the worst queues have been at Manchester airport

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The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries owner DP World loses status as partner in Solent freeport

Exclusive: ministers confirm Emirati logistics giant no longer has central role after anger at sacking of 800 workers

The Independent UK

Reinspection of P&O ferry detained last month in N Ireland

The ferry was detained in Northern Ireland on March 25.

Wales Online

Chaos as 23-mile stretch of motorway closed due to ferry shortage

Part of the M20 in Kent has been closed to store thousands of lorries heading for the Port of Dover

The Independent UK

Chaos in Kent as 23-mile stretch of M20 closed due to ferry shortage

Delays to Channel crossings are being driven by the suspension of P&O Ferries sailings after the operator sacked nearly 800 seafarers without notice.

The Independent UK

Easter holiday travel chaos: what’s going on?

Trains, boats and planes all face problems over Easter

Wales Online

P&O Ferries being sued for £76m by former sous chef following 'brutal' dismissal

John Lansdown is the only seafarer out of the 800 fired staff to take legal action against P&O Ferries, claiming unfair dismissal, racial discrimination and harassment

Wales Online

Only one of P&O's eight ferries has been cleared to sail three weeks on from mass sackings

Sailings from Dover to Calais have been cancelled this weekend, threatening to affect travellers hoping to get abroad during the Easter period

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