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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Port of Dover working to clear backlog after travellers left waiting for as long as 14 hours

Severe delays at Dover continued on Sunday morning after the port declared a critical incident, with some passengers left waiting for up to 14 hours.

The port’s chief executive said on Saturday evening he hoped the issue would be resolved by Sunday morning, adding that ferry operators were “laying on additional sailings overnight to try and accomplish that”.

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