Dover Calais border crossing delays - deliberate?

[CoolHands]

So whaddya reckon - reports of just three of the seven passport control booths open etc has led to massive delays for Brits travelling to Calais as of the beginning of summer hols.

Do you think this is deliberate by the French?

I have no axe to grind either way but I know if I was sitting in that queue I would be furious with the froggies. Water had to be dropped in by police helicopter to people caught in the chaos - imagine the cost! Also terrible stress if you are stuck there with small kids on some of the hottest days of the year. Awful

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3704887/Po...

[CoolHands]

Doofus said:

Deliberate for what purpose?

To ps off British holidaymakers? No
To do what little they can following another significant death toll from another terrorist attack? Yes

But we've all been places on holiday etc where anyone with any sense would put more staff on. So in this example, why would they not have all passport controls open? Why not - I dunno - put on extra if you want to run more stringent security checks? That's why I ask is it deliberate(ly to cause upset to the Brits)