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Fed-up travellers are already reporting problems from Britain's critically understaffed travel hubs tonight, including Manchester and Gatwick airports.
The ferry firm last night revealed it would not run any passenger services between Dover and Calais this weekend, dashing the holiday hopes of thousands.
Passengers at Manchester and Birmingham airport shared pictures on social media of lines stretching far away from check-in desks.
Travellers using airports, train stations and roads were left waiting for hours in long queues on Thursday.
As many as 21.5million car journeys are expected to be made in the UK across the four-day Easter weekend, the first free of Covid restrictions in more than two years.