Motorists queue to check-in for ferries at the Port of DoverThe great Easter getaway is set to leave motorways across Britain gridlocked, with the RAC predicting a record 21.5 million car journeys across the four-day weekend. Today is expected to be the busiest day on the roads since before the start of the pandemic with more than 2.6 million journeys expected, the AA said. SponsoredMore than 2,400 flights are due to depart today against a backdrop of staff shortages. There were long queues at Manchester and Birmingham airports yesterday with passengers complaining of 90-minute delays for check-in and security. More than 9,200 flights with 1.6 million seats are scheduled to depart between today and Easter Monday, according to Cirium, the aviation data company.

Source: The Times April 15, 2022 16:04 UTC