Border checks for British travellers introduced after Brexit have caused Eurostar’s peak capacity to drop by 30 per cent.
The rail operator is also facing “unique” financial pressures in the aftermath of the pandemic, having been hit hard by travel restrictions. It also says it is dealing with a shortage of engineers.
MP Huw Merriman, chair of the UK’s transport select committee, recently wrote to Eurostar enquiring about the closure of Ebbsfleet and Ashford international stations in Kent and the end of the company’s Disneyland Paris service.
This week he released the responses from outgoing Eurostar chief Jacques Damas, detailing the issues the company was facing.
Brexit border checks are slowing down Eurostar
→ Continue reading at Euronews
