On Saturday, there were six-hour waits in line for passengers travelling to the UK, and DFDS and P&O Ferries were compelled to apologise for the lengthy waits.
Many passengers were late for their sailing, and P&O routed additional boats for irate customers after they waited all day.
Essex resident Craig Price told the BBC that he spent five hours at Calais on Saturday after travelling via France and Italy.
We came around 3pm, and we left at 8pm, he added.
According to him, the port’s architecture does not seem to be able to handle the need for French and British border control.
Only two-thirds of the UK border check stations were staffed, Mr. Price said.
According to the BBC, traveller Josh Williams waited five hours to board a boat back to the UK on Saturday and posted a picture of the massive line-up of vehicles carrying families trying to reunite with their kids before the start of the new school year the following week.
Early this morning, DFDS urged travellers to allow at least two hours to complete customs and check-in control, warning that there were lineups from Calais that might last up to six hours at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday.
We have an extra sailing to this evening to assist get everyone over to Dover, P&O Ferries said yesterday on social media. After navigating the lines, you’ll be on the following crossing to Dover.
‘We sincerely apologies for the wait delays. These are a result of the lines at border security.
Welcome to Calais port and welcome to Brexit, one tweeter said with a video.
A another person said, “Had that yesterday, French check took 2 minutes since they had plenty of lanes free, then we go to the UK bit and it’s this!”
Whereas there were no lines at check-in as of 12 p.m. today, DFDS reported that there were 45-minute wait times at border controls while there were none at Dover.
Last week, Calais had significant traffic as well.
Our kids sat in that for damn near three hours last week, a twitter user said. There are no restrooms in the line. Leavers, cheers. Good job.
Wednesday 2 hours delay, according to another tweet.
Similar wait times were experienced on August 24 in Calais as a result of heavy traffic entering the city through the Eurotunnel after passengers were forced to abandon their automobiles and depart through an emergency service tunnel after the train sirens went out.
Le Shuttle’s spokesperson at the time stated: “The Shuttle was brought to a controlled halt and examined.” We cautiously moved the people on to another shuttle through the service tunnel, which is intended for just that purpose, for their safety and comfort.
“We took them to the passenger terminal building, where there was food and drink,”