Port of Dover works to avoid summer travel chaos
It is hoped the long queues and delays seen over the May bank holiday will not be repeated.
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"We've done absolutely everything that we can... in preparing for the summer."
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— Doug Bannister , Executive
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It is hoped the long queues and delays seen over the May bank holiday will not be repeated.
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