About 350 out of 900 seats normally left unsold on the first services between London, Paris and Brussels
, had “reduced drastically the number of border police staff in Paris Nord and St Pancras”, and with Brexit rules in force, “you have to stamp UK passports”.
Cazenave, who has run the group since October 2022, added: “Even I – I have a work permit, they know who I am – they ask: ‘What are you going to do in the UK?’. It takes almost 30% more time [than before].” She said tackling capacity issues at stations was her main priority, with Eurostar only able to offer about 70% of pre-Covid and Brexit seats across the Channel.
Only 250 seats can be filled leaving Amsterdam because of the lack of space at the station for border controls, yet London to the Dutch capital is one of the busiest air routes inShe said the demand for travel in the UK was huge, with leisure “fully back” and about 80-85% of business travellers compared with 2019.She ruled out reinstating Eurostar’s popular ski train service or reopening Ebbsfleet and Ashford stops in Kent until the situation at big hubs was resolved.
The chief commercial officer, François Le Doze, said while early morning trains were generally most affected, to avoid delays escalating, seats were limited on services throughout the day. He said: “We have become expert in capping trains – fine tuning the number of seats available.”Get set for the working day – we'll point you to the all the business news and analysis you need every morningNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
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