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The Entry/Exit System is set to start in October but many operational details remain unclear, as fears grow of major delays at Dover and Eurotunnel.
The TSSA union says it is seeking a meeting with Eurostar to discuss rail safety measures amid escalating Brexit tensions which have seen railways become a target for protestors. / Manuel Cortes said: 'Whether a prank or not, we are very concerned at reports that pro-Brexit supporters have accessed our rail infrastructure with the aim of causing delays and chaos.'
European commission insists letting UK nationals use e-gates would breach EU law
Waiting times could even triple with the UK’s ‘third-country nationals’ no longer in the EU.
Three years on from our departure from the EU, UK travellers face more delays and paperwork when travelling to Europe – and 2023 will bring new checks
Brits have been banned from taking their bicycles onboard Eurostar services to destinations including Paris, Lille and Brussels due to post-Brexit issues with customs rules.
A new passport check system is coming into force later this year.
The mayor warned that new biometric border controls threaten to create ‘huge queues’ at St Pancras station.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to prevent post-Brexit border checks causing Eurostar disruption.
The Mayor of London and UK rail operators have told ministers that service delays or cuts due to inadequate preparation could harm UK businesses and tourism.
Jacques Damas claimed long daily queues at London St Pancras are only being avoided by the company limiting capacity. / Extra Brexit border checks mean the processing rate for passengers at Eurostar’s London station has been cut by nearly a third, according to the cross-Channel rail operator’s boss.
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‘Worst case scenario’ also warns of passengers waiting hours to board Chunnel trains to continent.
ondon trains leave Amsterdam at least 78% empty because of constraints on UK border checks. / Thousands of seats are deliberately going unsold on Eurostar trains every day as the cross-Channel train operator struggles with post-Brexit passport controls.
French customs staff stage work-to-rule to demonstrate March 29 reality. One border guard declared: 'This will be what it is like after Brexit. Back to 1970s.'
Eurostar has also warned passengers of post-Brexit requirements.
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Trains are leaving Amsterdam Centraal station almost three-quarters empty in an attempt to avoid long queues.
Issues around new Eurostar post-Brexit passport checks must be resolved "as a matter of urgency" ahead of potential "chaos", London's mayor says. / There are plans to bring in biometric border controls at St Pancras International in London in October.
The high-speed train service under the English Channel is leaving many seats unfilled, rather than risk delays caused by more rigorous passport checks for Britons.
Eurostar has announced it will scrap London to Disneyland direct services from next summer due to the impact of Brexit and Covid.
Travel agents say the UK's withdrawal from the EU "has taken away the seamless and frictionless travel" that Britons previously enjoyed.
A 44-year-old man has been arrested after Eurostar trains from London were suspended because of a protester draped in a St George’s flag.
Europe-bound trains won’t stop at Ashford and Ebbsfleet International stations for at least ‘two to three years’.