Families have been told to scrap their holidays after Eurostar trains were cancelled and flights axed, while drivers are being warned to prepare themselves for a ‘weekend of woe’ on the roads.
One in four Eurostar journeys were cancelled yesterday after a targeted arson attack on the French rail network ahead of the Olympics in Paris. Disruptions are expected to continue across the weekend.
Meanwhile at home, hundreds of holidaymakers at Heathrow and Stansted were also sent packing after mass flight cancellations.
On the M5, drivers have been warned to brace for two-hour delays at lunchtime on Saturday, as traffic snarls on the getaway route to Devon and Cornwall.
The RAC is predicting these three days to be the second busiest summer getaway weekend since 2015, with some 3.6 million journeys taking place on ‘Frantic Friday’ alone.
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