The boss of the Port of Dover predicts its busiest May half-term for years – partly because travellers are switching from air to ferry. Doug Bannister, chief executive of the UK’s main departure point, told The Independent : “We had a cracking Easter. It was our busiest since Covid and everybody flowed through very, very well. “Our bookings have been for May half-term have been increasing particularly since the war in Iran started. I think people are just getting a bit more nervous about it. “People know that they’re always going to get away on a ferry when they come down to Dover. They’re always sailing and actually if I’m travelling in my car, I’ve got all my stuff with me. I’ve got entertainment for the kids so I don’t have to worry about disruption and delay. “At May half-term we are looking at about 8,000 cars on the Saturday, so that is going to be the busiest of the three days. Our busy time for cars tends to be from about 5am till about 1pm.…