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Delays feared for Easter return Delays expected in Easter return
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Travellers are braced for delays as millions return home following the Easter Bank Holiday. Travellers could face delays as millions of people return home following the Easter Bank Holiday.
Some 10 million people were estimated to have travelled in the UK over Easter while two million went abroad. An estimated 10 million travelled in the UK and two million went abroad.
Rail users will have to cope with the closure of the West Coast Main Line between Milton Keynes, Bucks and Rugby, Warks, until 1200 BST. The RAC reported busy coastal roads on Sunday and heavy traffic in southern England on Monday but said it was quieter than in recent years.
Services to and from London's Liverpool Street and Waterloo stations will also be disrupted by engineering work. Engineering works hit rail services to and from London's Liverpool Street and Waterloo stations, but there were around 5,000 more trains than in 2008.
However, some 64,000 train services have run over the bank holiday - 5,000 more than in Easter 2008. In the Midlands, there were engineering works between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton with some delays to services and replacement coaches.
But some 64,000 train services have run over the bank holiday - 5,000 more than in Easter 2008, Network Rail predicted.
Those who remained in the UK faced heavy showers across many parts of the country on Friday and Saturday.Those who remained in the UK faced heavy showers across many parts of the country on Friday and Saturday.
A spokesperson for British Airways said its top long-haul destinations during the break included New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, while the favourite short-haul locations included Edinburgh, Paris and Geneva. An RAC spokeswoman said the Easter Bank Holiday was quieter than in recent years because more people had stayed at home.
She put it down to a combination of people having less money, the rising cost of fuel and the anticipation of bad weather.
A British Airways spokesperson said its top long-haul destinations during the break included New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, while the favourite short-haul locations included Edinburgh, Paris and Geneva.