Rail passengers faced delays as they rushed to get the last trains before Christmas Eve services came to a halt while Britain’s roads were braced for extra traffic as a consequence of train staff strikes.
PhD student Amy Saunders, 31, said disruption to her journey to see family for Christmas was stressful but expressed her sympathy with those on strike, who she said would find the situation equally difficult.
A passenger at Manchester Airport said it was the “fastest I’ve ever got through” with “no queues anywhere” while someone who flew into Gatwick described “not one queue” adding that “for once it was a pleasure”. The AA predicted that nearly 17 million cars would take to UK roads on Saturday, leading to severe congestion on major routes.
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