Coach trip passengers returning to UK facing six-hour delays at Calais due to strikes

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Children and teachers returning to the UK from half-term school trips are among those reporting issues

The Home Office told theP&O Ferries warned passengers about the delays in a tweet, saying: “There are still large queues of up to 6hr 30mins at border control in the Port of Calais for coaches.“Please come prepared with refreshments to make your wait more comfortable.”

Ferry operator P&O has advised passengers to use the toilet before arriving and to come prepared with refreshments. A number of schools reported issues returning to the UK on Saturday as parents complained on social media their children had been stuck atSome said their children had been waiting to board a ferry as early as 8.30am, but were still on the French side by the afternoon.

One mother tweeted it had been a “gruelling trip” for her daughter, saying: “Thirty hour journey last week travelling to Austria due to delays and 23 hrs since leaving Austria they are still stuck at Calais! Arrived at about 10.30 this morning.Another parent said: “Although I’m all for strike action, she is not coping well with the delay at Calais. Been travelling since 6pm yesterday and at Calais since noon.

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