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Delays expected in Easter return | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
Travellers could face delays as millions of people return home following the Easter Bank Holiday. | |
An estimated 10 million travelled in the UK and two million went abroad. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. |
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. |
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