On Friday, April 4, many schools in the UK completed the competition during the Easter holiday, with most planned holidays until Easter Monday, April 21. During the holidays, some roads and highways will have serious delays.
Planned network rail engineering efforts will break key urban rail links, especially during Easter. Airlines warned that airlines had the most delays in flights in the 25th century as air traffic control centers struggled with staff shortages. Ferry passengers may experience delays – return from France.
These are the key pain points for Easter travelers.
road
The weekends from Friday, April 11 to Sunday, Sunday, may see the heaviest traffic during the holidays, especially at the links to the Channel Port (particularly Dover) and the European boarding terminal in Folkstone.
Based on previous experience, for holiday travel within the UK independent The four key arteries are expected to have the heaviest traffic:
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Anywhere north of Birmingham, especially Preston and beyond, are vacationers in Blackpool and Lake District.
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M5 southwest from Birmingham to Bristol and Exeter
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A303 southwest through Wiltshire
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The M25 is especially between the M23 and M40 connections in the southwest, while Dartford crosses the east.
RAC failure spokesman Alice Simpson urged drivers to ensure their vehicles are in good condition. She said: “There is a good chance that the roads to popular holiday destinations will see a considerable portion of their traffic. Not only are these enduring tiredly, but they greatly increase fuel consumption.
“In the worst case, riding a clutch during a stop start can increase wear on its components and cause premature failure. Additionally, in slow moving traffic, the airflow into the engine compartment is reduced and can lead to overheating problems, especially in older vehicles or people in cooling fans.”
rail
Luton Airport was cut off by railways on the weekend from April 12 to 13. There is no East Midlands Railway or Thames Link train between St. Pancras and Bedford in London. The rail replacement bus will connect Hitchin on the main East Coast line with Bedford.
Passengers face disruptions throughout Easter weekend as network rail engineering projects shut down key lines. As a result, Thursday, April 17 may be busier than usual as travelers rush to avoid closures.
The main line of the West Coast is Euston, London From Saturday 19 to Monday, April 21. Even on Good Friday, Avanti West Coast services connecting London Euston with West Mistton, North West England, North Wales and southern Scotland will be reduced.
“Renewing indirect lines, switches and intersections and drainage efforts to improve reliability means that services between London's Euston and Milton Keynes Centre will be disrupted,” Network Rail said. The bus will connect Bedford, which is served by Thameslink and East Midlands Railway, with Milton Keynes Central, from where services are reduced.
In the north of the West Coast main line, Carlisle will not travel from Carlisle to Scotland due to replacement work from Saturday to Monday. this Caledonia sleeper Will be re-wired through the East Coast main line Go back and forth to the King's Cross in London,
HS2 – Controversial, delayed and restricted lines designed to connect London with Birmingham – Close of the Chilter Railway between Marybonn and Aylesbury in London. A bridge is being installed between the great Mississidon and Aylesbury.
Paddington, Londonthe Great Western Network hub will also see a sharp drop in capacity, while on Easter weekend, there are two of the four lines running west to read.
this Heathrow Express Reduce from every 15 minutes to half an hour.
The journey to and from London Paddington is expected to take longer.
Other places, half Victoria, London Stations in southeastern Kent destinations will be closed throughout the Easter holiday weekend. While some passengers will be able to use other London terminals, Key links from Canterbury to Ramsgateproviding services to resorts in Margate and Broadstaigh will end with a bus replacement service.
Resorts in East Sussex, Eastbourne, Bexhill and Hastings will be replaced by buses.
Passengers move from their other half Victoria Go Gatwick Airport and Brighton Services will be reduced due to working on the Clapham Junction line.
Stanstor AirportOff-road links to Cambridge It will end from Good Friday to Easter Monday, but the Stansted Express Line to London's Liverpool Street should be operating properly.
Easter Holy Week will be seen There is no train from Southampton to Fallum or Queen Cardiff Street to Cardiff Bayfrom Monday to Friday, April 14.
In France, a railway strike on the SNCF network is threatened in Maundy's six-week spell on Thursday, April 17. Until June 2. Sudrail Union has issued a strike notice warning the train to command industrial actions in controversial aspects.
“In fact, the company's management is responsible for possible strikes, and they still have the opportunity to prevent the commander's anger from escalating and spreading to other professions,” the union said.
In addition, Sudrail called a 38-hour strike between 6pm on May 6 and 6pm on May 8, which is a controversy about driver bonuses.
Air
The summer schedule comes into effect at the end of March, with more than 70 new routes being launched before Easter and before Easter in the UK.
The busiest days at major airports should be as follows:
Bristol April 11-21
Edinburgh April 13, departure and busiest overall; Arrived on April 20.
Gatwick April 18
Glasgow April 20
Liverpool April 18
Ludon Arrived on April 13 and departed on April 18
Manchester April 18
But as Europe's air traffic control centers remain long-term shortage of staff, vacationers face the worst damage caused by sky congestion in 25 years.
Ryanair said last year, its 36.2 million passengers were affected by air traffic control restrictions, delaying more than 200,000 flights. Travelers traveling to and from France and Spain are most affected.
Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith said last week: “The shortage of air traffic controllers [in France] 20-25%, which means many of our flights will be postponed, and we already know that. ”
Luton Airport will not offer trains from London for the next two weekends (5-13-13 April) as JET2 is launched this week.
EasyJet, the UK's largest budget airline, is located in Luton, and his busiest day will be Good Friday on April 18. The airline plans to have more than 1,100 flights to and from the UK airport, carrying up to 145,000 passengers. The highest sunny destinations are Dalaman, Turkey, and the Spanish archipelago in Mallorca and Tenerife.
ferry
Dover has been a scene of severe delays during the Easter holidays over the past few years as coaches come together at the UK's main ferry ports. The passport check in France was conducted at the port before the Travelers' Council ferry.
But Port Dover CEO Doug Bannister told independent: “We have all plans in place, we have completed all traffic forecasts, and we have provided all this information to our partners around the port, including Police assistancethey stepped up.
“The major changes we have made this year work closely with ferry operators and governments in France and the UK.
“We have already made a plan that we are piloting this Easter, where school trips can be registered in advance, which will greatly improve their process through the border.
“We believe this will have a huge beneficial impact on school trips from the UK to Europe.”
The EU's failure to introduce an introductory application program promised in November 2024 means the journey should be smoother without the need for vehicle occupants to be fingerprinted or photographed.
The biggest problem facing motorists may be returning to Dover from Dunkirk and Calais after Easter, April 12-13.
European tourists in the UK may trigger traffic congestion because they are not aware of the need for electronic travel authorization (ETA) access. They will be able to apply on the spot, but this may increase congestion in British border controls conducted at French ports.
