Algeciras (Cádiz), (EFE) those that bear the greatest weight of influxes.
As confirmed to Efe by sources from the Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA), 3,281 vehicles embarked this Friday bound for the ports of Ceuta and Tangier, while 2,614 vehicles have already arrived this Saturday, and the forecasts are that double yesterday’s numbers.
The port of Tarifa opens at 11:00 a.m. this Saturday, after closing last midnight due to the easterly storm, a circumstance that increases the wait in port.
More than 300 cars per hour
Added to this is the fact that more than half of the vehicles that are arriving at the port do so without a closed ticket (purchased previously online).
The APBA has recalled that this is an essential condition to expedite transit through the Strait and that this year an agile entry channel has been set up for travelers with a closed ticket.
The influx this weekend, with the arrival this morning at the port of Algeciras of more than 300 cars per hour, has led the APBA to open the pre-boarding area of Llano Amarillo.
This peak of arrivals was contemplated by the device as a result of the advancement of the celebration of the Feast of Sacrifice of the Muslim community. EFE