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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.

Daily Record

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

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

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Travellers told to brace for chaos this Saturday amid staff shortages and surging passenger numbers

Travellers flying abroad for the Easter school holidays have been urged to brace for chaos this Saturday amid a perfect storm of surging passenger numbers and staff shortages.

Evening Standard

Easter holiday travel chaos: what’s going on?

Trains, boats and planes all face problems over Easter

The Independent UK

Easter holiday travel chaos: what’s going on?

Trains, boats and planes all face problems this weekend and over Easter

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries sets out plan for resumption – with free trips for disrupted travellers

Controversial company hopes to bring two ships back on Dover-Calais next week

The Independent UK

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P&O Ferries passengers told that DFDS can’t take them from Dover to France at the weekend

‘Please do not proceed to port without a confirmed reservation, contact P&O Ferries for alternative travel arrangements,’ says rival ferry firm

The Independent UK

Airport chaos – live: Easter breaks disrupted as more than 100 British Airways and easyJet flights cancelled

Airlines struggle to cope with surge in demand

The Independent UK

UK travellers face disruption as Easter holiday getaway begins

Airports report long waits because of Covid checks and staff shortages, as tourist traffic eases near Dover

The Guardian - UK

Dover roads 'free flowing' for tourists again following travel chaos near port

"All approach roads to the Port are free flowing for tourists with space in the Port for those arriving today. Travellers are asked to contact their ferry operator for their travel updates & sailing times.”

Manchester Evening News

Dover roads ‘free flowing’ for tourists again after travel chaos near port

Travellers have been advised to contact their ferry operator for updates and sailing times after gridlocked roads on Saturday became less congested.

The Independent UK

Traffic chaos at Port of Dover eases slightly, though delays likely to continue

Gridlocked roads in the area on Saturday were caused by disruption to cross-Channel ferries and bad weather.

The Independent UK

Gridlock at Dover as ferry shortages and bad weather cause huge queues of traffic

Post-Brexit traffic system reintroduced after P&O services suspended over mass-sacking

The Independent UK

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Newcastle schoolchildren cycle to North Shields before going to Holland to learn Dutch way of life

Youngsters from West Denton Primary cycled from their school to North Shields and then travelled to Amsterdam on a DFDS ferry as part of an educational programme

The Independent UK

Your latest international travel questions answered by expert Simon Calder

What are the prospects for easier travel restrictions for France, the US, Morocco and China?

Wales Online

P&O Ferries’ rivals to meet Government officials after staff sackings

DFDS and Stena Lines will hold talks with the Department for Transport

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries’ rivals set to meet with officials after mass sacking of staff

DFDS and Stena Lines have been invited to meet with Department for Transport officials on Monday.

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The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps urges P&O Ferries to U-turn on sacking of 800 workers

The transport secretary is expected to close loopholes to ensure ferry companies pay the UK minimum wage

Wales Online

More jobs at risk after P&O sackings as second ferry firm warns of 'race to the bottom'

DFDS demands ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay in the wake of the sacking off 800 British employees

Liverpool Echo

Fears more ferry operators could follow P&O sackings

Growing concerns for job security in the ferry sector following sacking of 800 workers by P&O

Daily Mirror

P&O scandal sparks 'race to the bottom' as rivals demand 'level playing field' over pay

Danish ferry firm DFDS has demanded a ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay with Unions fearing more British jobs may be lost if the P&O sacking is not overturned

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries - live: CEO says firm broke the law but would ‘make this decision again’

‘I would make this decision again, I’m afraid,’ says Peter Hebblethwaite of mass sackings

Birmingham Post

Strong freight growth for DFDS after 2021 new year Brexit lull

January figures show near 14 per cent increase with UK routes driving growth

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