Post-Brexit rules force Eurostar trains to run with hundreds of empty seats

Hundreds of seats on Eurostar trains between London and Paris are going empty because of Brexit and understaffing.

The company’s chief executive Gwedoline Cazenave said that post-Brexit border checks were leading to “bottlenecks in stations”.

It has forced the company to cap ticket sales between the two capital cities to avoid long queues and delays.

How has Brexit caused problems for Eurostar?

Post-Brexit border controls mean all passengers have to have their passports stamped – even when using eGates.

But a lack of border staff to carry out these checks is a problem. The time it takes to process passengers leaving from London’s St Pancras station has increased by 30 per cent due to

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