Port of Dover adds overnight sailings to help clear severe coach backlog

School holiday delays of up to 14 hours blamed on French border processes and sheer volume'

Extra sailings are to run overnight at the Port of Dover to try to clear a backlog that left passengers stuck in Easter school-holiday traffic for hours on Saturday.

A spokesperson for the port, which declared a critical incident on Friday, said it was hoping to clear the backlog by lunchtime on Sunday as some travellers said they had been held up for 14 hours.