Brits warned over bank holiday travel chaos as 16m drivers to hit the road on Friday

BRITAIN faces early May Bank Holiday travel chaos with 16million cars set to clog roads on "Frantic Friday" and rail strikes.with highs of 20°C at the weekend after a wet week will make jams even worse, as millions dash for day trips to fairs and coasts.spokesman Rod Dennis said: "It's looking like a Frantic Friday, with getaway, school and commuter traffic building into the evening.

And an overtime ban, which sees services axed at the last minute, runs from Bank Holiday Monday on May 6 until May 11. Network Rail said: "Some operators will not run any services on strike days, and the overtime ban may lead to short-notice cancellations."said in a statement that the EU Commission needs to protect routes flying over France while such walkouts are taking place.The Sun's Deputy Travel Editor Kara Godfrey explains what passengers affected by the Ryanair cancellations should do.

"Thousands of passengers are facing delays and cancellations this week, due to strike action by French ATC workers."Anyone who has been affected will be offered a full refund or change their flights on the same route, either with Ryanair or a different airline."This is because the strike is likely to be deemed an 'extraordinary circumstance' and out of the airline's control, due to it being an ATC strike, not a Ryanair staff strike.

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