Travel could face "severe and continued disruption" next summer as airports continue to suffer staff shortages and fallout from the war in Ukraine, and ferry ports get to grips with new EU guidance.
The warnings came during a hearing of parliament’s transport committee on Wednesday (12 October), convened to explore the causes of the travel disruption that has blighted the sector’s emergence from the pandemic this year.
Doug Bannister, chief executive of the Port of Dover, told MPs the port would likely face more delays and disruption when the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (ESS) is introduced next May.
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