Long queues for Eurostar in Paris amid 'massive coordinated arson attack' leave passengers frustrated. Fears are mounting that Moscow may be behind this, which has brought chaos to France's rail network ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.
Is YOUR journey affected? Email [email protected]. Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Chaos as arson attack hits Paris rail networkBritish families have been urged to 'cancel their holidays' after Eurostar trains were axed, flights were cancelled and 3.2million motorists hit the roads on 'Frantic Friday'.
The delays are set to last until Monday, with one in four Eurostar trains due to be cancelled today and over the weekend. Both Heathrow and Stansted Airport were also thrown into chaos today with hundreds of holidaymakers told to go home after mass cancellations, The Sun reports.Eurostar has warned customers to postpone journeys between London and Paris after French railways lines were hit by a series of arson attacks on the day of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.The rail operators said customers were being informed via email, text and on the Eurostar website.
Port officials and police officers are stationed at the entrance to the Port, at the bottom of the Jubilee Way flyover and along the A20. Rail passengers outside of London are also facing mayhem, with rail company Northern issuing a 'do not travel' warning for Sunday in parts of North West England due to staff shortage.
The RAC said its records show these three days will form the second busiest summer getaway weekend since 2015. 'If you can't set off really early, then it's highly likely you'll be sitting in traffic for quite some time. Elsewhere, in Kent buses will replace Southeastern trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea this weekend due to repairs on the Kingsferry Bridge.
Among the passengers impacted were a group of Youth Olympians wearing Team GB kit who have been invited to the 2024 Games as guests. The spokeswoman added: 'Irrespective of this disruption, it is very clear that both in France, here and around the world, everyone is hugely excited and looking forward to what will be an incredibly successful Olympic Games, and we won't let disruption overshadow that.'
'It's probably a large-scale sabotage with some malicious acts, probably co-ordinating. We're still in the process of analysing all the impacts, accessing what we're going to implement as solutions because it's going to have impacts also over the weekend.' The company said customers were being informed via email, text and on the Eurostar website. Any affected passengers can cancel or refund their tickets or modify their journey free of charge.In an update to the earlier statement, the rail operator said: 'We encourage our customers to postpone their trip if possible.'
The 36-year-old was due to travel to Paris for the start of the Games - but found her Eurostar train had been axed.Luckily, relieved Harriet managed to bag a seat on a train to Lille after some hours of stress. Harriet is losing money on the hotel she booked for tonight in Paris, but luckily, most of her other expenses will be refunded.
While most trains going from St Pancras to Paris are running on time, journeys have been extended by 90 minutes because of diversions, Eurostar said in a statement.
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