Improved security boosts Eurotunnel freight traffic by a fifth as post migrant-crisis recovery continues – Telegraph.co.uk

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The number of Eurostar passengers also rose 1.4pc compared to the same period in 2016, in spite of terrorist attacks in the UK. Eurotunnel does not own the train operator but earns revenue from fees the train company pays to use the rail link.

Mr Gounon said Europeans now accepted terrorism as a permanent issue and that it did not prevent them from travelling.

The chief executive also said the cross-Channel train service had benefited from the fact more tourists wanted to go to countries they deemed safer than places in the Middle East and north Africa which had been more heavily blighted by terror attacks.

In terms of pricing for its Eurotunnel shuttle services, Mr Gounon said his company was not seeing the downward pressure on fares which is evident in the rival airline industry. He added initiatives such as its Flexiplus fares, which for a premium give cars priority boarding on its shuttles and travellers access to its Flexiplus lounges, were proving popular.

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