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Prepare for half-term queues at Dover due to EU border process, port says

The Port of Dover is warning half-term ferry passengers of potential queues during the late May bank holiday getaway due to the EU’s fully implemented Entry Exit System (EES), which requires French border officials to create digital traveller profiles (though biometric data collection isn’t yet active at Dover); up to 18,000 cars are expected between Friday and Sunday, with Lydden Hill racing track set as a queue contingency to avoid local road congestion. Similar EES-related processing delays are occurring at Eurotunnel’s Folkestone terminal and Eurostar’s London St Pancras hub, while airlines like EasyJet have criticized EES-induced border queues, and the RAC forecasts this weekend will be the busiest UK road getaway in two years, with strong demand for Mediterranean destinations like Spain, Greece, and Italy.