P&O Ferries: another vessel detained after ‘deficiencies’ identified Decision over Spirit of Britain comes as firm planned to resume cross-Channel services for Easter weekend The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022
P&O Ferries Dover-Calais sailings unlikely to resume this Easter after vessel detained Regulators identify ‘a number of deficiencies’ with the Spirit of Britain The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022
'Britain must continue supplying weapons to Ukraine and Putin must be beaten' Civilians are fleeing Eastern Ukraine ahead of the Battle of the Donbas to escape the fate of those in Mariupol, a besieged city in which it is claimed 21,000 people died Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2022
‘Orient Express’ experience ends with a bus from Calais to Lille and Eurostar to London Train Talk: One plus point of the new arrangement is that passengers arrive at the most majestic terminus in Britain, London St Pancras The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022
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 · Apr 12, 2022
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 · Apr 11, 2022
Huge queues at Dover amid P&O chaos means lorries are 'losing £800 worth of food a day' The British Meat Processors Association said some of its members have had to wait more than 24 hours to cross – in some cases resulting in the loss of hundreds of pounds worth of produce Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2022
Union warns P&O of Cairnryan disruption RMT organiser says its members will target ferry firm's supply chain following mass sackings Insider UK · Apr 11, 2022
Long wait times at Dover crossing costing transport companies ‘£800 per lorry’ The suspension of P&O services at the Channel crossing is causing perishable products to go bad. The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2022
Sacked Debenhams workers win £350,000 legal battle as lawyers warn P&O next Some former shop workers complained they were told their careers at the retail giant were over in heartless text messages and Zoom calls on the same day the business stopped trading. Daily Record · Apr 10, 2022
'PM needs a firm hand with Priti Patel if he wants to help Ukrainian refugees' Boris Johnson has shown that Britain is committed to Ukrainian independence and that it stands by refugees in their hour of need. However, Priti Patel is not issuing them with visas quickly enough Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2022
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 Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2022
Scottish Labour sees chance of revival as polls show voters turn from Tories Leader Anas Sarwar is confident of gains in May elections, amid predictions the party could come second to SNP The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2022
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 · Apr 9, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022 ‘Brexit scenarios’ partly to blame for Dover congestion, says ports chief Glitch in post-Brexit customs system adding to traffic chaos
Wales Online · Apr 9, 2022 More disruption expected with flights and ferries hit ahead of Easter getaway Flights still being cancelled, while airports have warned travellers to expect lengthy queues and ferries struggle to meet demand
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022 Travellers to France advised to bring food and drink for long queues in Kent Toby Howe, tactical lead at the Kent Resilience Forum, advised travellers to France to ‘allow a lot of extra time’
Belfast Live · Apr 9, 2022 Larne P&O ferry still suspended despite being released from safety inspection Customers told up to them to organise alternative passage
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022 P&O ferry released from detention after being reinspected by maritime officials The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the reinspection took place at the request of P&O.
Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022 Brits heading for Easter break urged to leave home early to avoid missing flight Fed up passengers took to social media to post images of queues from 3am with one tweeting 'chaos already' at Manchester Airport. British Airways added to the travel woes by cancelling 68 more flights
Liverpool Echo · Apr 8, 2022 P&O scraps all ferry services telling customers 'book with another operator' The operator's services were due to resume this weekend
Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022 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 Record · Apr 8, 2022 P&O Ferries suspends all services and tells customers to find alternative travel The scandal-hit ferry company has cancelled all operations since March, after its decision to sack 800 staff members and replace them with agency workers sparked national outrage.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2022 UK Airport Warns COVID-related Delays Could Last Months A major British airport warned passengers on Friday to expect the delays plaguing travel to continue for months, as the UK aviation regulator told the country’s air industry to shape up after weeks of canceled flights and long airport queues. The head of Manchester Airport in northwest England said passengers…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022 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