https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/eurotunnel/ Eurotunnel News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T09:29:04+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/le-shuttle-offers-socially-distanced-french-connection/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/le-shuttle-offers-socially-distanced-french-connection/ As the government slowly lifts restrictions and the prospect of an overseas summer holiday becomes a possibility, Eurotunnel Le Shuttle offers the ideal way to travel to the continent with a car while maintaining a safe social distance. Tue, 09 Jun 2020 05:28:08 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-signs-with-bombardier-for-rolling-stock-renewal/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-signs-with-bombardier-for-rolling-stock-renewal/ Composed in total of 254 wagons, each 800-meter long shuttle is made up for passengers’ vehicles with passengers remaining in their vehicles during the 35-minute Channel crossing. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:02:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-sets-new-passenger-records-for-summer-2017/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-sets-new-passenger-records-for-summer-2017/ Summer 2017 has seen Eurotunnel set new traffic records for Le Shuttle Passenger service. With almost 564,000 vehicles carried over the period from July 17th-September 3rd, traffic grew by two per cent compared to the same period in 2016, which was itself a record year. Wed, 06 Sep 2017 07:51:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-welcomes-new-flexiplus-lounge-at-coquelles-france/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-welcomes-new-flexiplus-lounge-at-coquelles-france/ Eurotunnel has welcomed its new Flexiplus lounge at the Coquelles terminal in France, as part of the celebrations for the millionth customer to use the Flexiplus service since its introduction in 2006. Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:56:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-welcomes-25-millionth-truck/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-welcomes-25-millionth-truck/ At approximately 04:00 this morning, Eurotunnel welcomed the 25 millionth truck to use its Le Shuttle Freight service. The service began on July 25th, 1994. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 06:24:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-sees-revenue-increase-for-2016/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-sees-revenue-increase-for-2016/ Eurotunnel has seen revenue increase by four per cent, to €1.023 billion, for financial 2016. At the same time, EBITDA increased to €514 million, while net consolidated profit increased strongly to €200 million. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 08:02:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-freight-shuttle-service-reaches-new-peak/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-freight-shuttle-service-reaches-new-peak/ With more than 139,200 trucks transported during the month of April 2016, the Eurotunnel Freight Shuttle service carried its highest April traffic since the start of commercial operations in 1994. This is the sixth month in a row that a record has been set and the month of April 2016 was also the third best month ever for the Le Shuttle Freight traffic, behind March 2016 and March 2015. Tue, 10 May 2016 00:41:02 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-breaks-new-cargo-high-ground/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-breaks-new-cargo-high-ground/ Less than a week after Le Shuttle Freight carried the 23 millionth truck through the Channel Tunnel since commercial services started, Eurotunnel has hit a new all-time record, beating the previous high set in 2012, the year of the London Olympic Games. Buoyed by the new truck terminal security put in place in October 2015, Eurotunnel’s Le Shuttle Freight service has had a record year in 2015, carrying more than 1,464,880 trucks in both directions between Folkestone (Kent) and Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais). Thu, 24 Dec 2015 06:50:51 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/groupe-eurotunnel-loses-dover-calais-ferry-appeal/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/groupe-eurotunnel-loses-dover-calais-ferry-appeal/ Groupe Eurotunnel has lost its case at the UK Supreme Court after the competition watchdog banned the Paris-based company’s proposed cross-channel ferry service. The court reinstated the Competition & Markets Authority’s 2013 ban on Eurotunnel operating ferries between Dover in England and France. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:58:08 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ban-on-eurotunnel-ferry-service-provisionally-confirmed-by-cma/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ban-on-eurotunnel-ferry-service-provisionally-confirmed-by-cma/ The Competition & Markets Authority has provisionally confirmed an earlier decision by the Competition Commission that Eurotunnel should be barred from operating a ferry service from Dover. This follows a review of whether circumstances had changed enough in the market for it to alter its original decision. Tue, 20 May 2014 09:41:12 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-told-to-cut-charges-to-improve-access-to-channel-tunnel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-told-to-cut-charges-to-improve-access-to-channel-tunnel/ The European Commission has sent a formal request to France and the United Kingdom to comply with EU rules against excessive track access charges for passenger and freight trains in the Channel Tunnel. The Commission has also asked them to ensure a fully independent regulator and to end an agreement which currently reserves capacity for certain train operators in a restrictive way. Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:38:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/celebrations-boost-eurotunnel-toward-record-breaking-year/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/celebrations-boost-eurotunnel-toward-record-breaking-year/ Celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games have boosted Eurotunnel to its best ever financial position. Fourth quarter revenue at Eurotunnel grew by 12 per cent year-on-year to €246 million, taking its total for 2012 to €993 million, 14 per cent higher than in 2011. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:07:29 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-celebrates-300-million-passengers/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-celebrates-300-million-passengers/ Eurotunnel celebrates the arrival of the 300 millionth person to travel through the Channel Tunnel since the start of commercial services in June 1994, the equivalent to almost five times the population of the United Kingdom. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:00:53 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-and-alstom-conducting-dynamic-tests-on-prima-ii-locomotive/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-and-alstom-conducting-dynamic-tests-on-prima-ii-locomotive/ Given that the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) STIs) have applied since early 2012 to freight trains travelling through the Channel Tunnel, the Eurotunnel Group and Alstom held tests during the night of September 29th to 30th with Alstom’s new generation of Prima II locomotives in order to validate its compatibility with Channel Tunnel systems and security standards. Sat, 06 Oct 2012 06:00:42 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-maintained-a-high-service-level-through-paralympics/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-maintained-a-high-service-level-through-paralympics/ With continuing high traffic levels throughout the summer, Eurotunnel has maintained the excellent quality of service, which it offered to its customers during the Olympics, through the period of the Paralympic Games in London as well. Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:00:07 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emmanuel-moulin-appointed-deputy-chief-executive-officer-of-group-eurotunne/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emmanuel-moulin-appointed-deputy-chief-executive-officer-of-group-eurotunne/ Following the retirement of Claude Lienard, Deputy Chief Executive officer responsible for Corporate Services, Emmanuel Moulin will take over this role. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:00:34 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/successful-launch-of-mobile-telephone-and-internet-services-in-channel-tunn/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/successful-launch-of-mobile-telephone-and-internet-services-in-channel-tunn/ Successful launch of mobile telephone and internet services in the Channel Tunnel in time for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:00:11 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-prepares-for-olympic-boost/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-prepares-for-olympic-boost/ Eurotunnel has prepared for the London 2012 Olympic Games with the addition of an extra half shuttle, to transport passenger vehicles through the Channel Tunnel. At the same time, the speed of the passenger shuttles has been increased to 160 kph (normally 140kph), reducing the crossing time to 30 minutes (normally 35 minutes). Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:23:32 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/first-major-step-for-euro-carex-30-03-0400/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/first-major-step-for-euro-carex-30-03-0400/ Euro Carex* has achieved a major first: the first test of a high-speed freight train between Lyon St Exupéry airport and St. Pancras International Station in London, travelling via Paris Charles De Gaulle airport and the Channel Tunnel. This test demonstrates the efficiency, speed and environmental benefits of an intermodal transportation system combining air containers and high-speed rail network. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:30:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/olympic-torch-relay-at-the-channel-tunnel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/olympic-torch-relay-at-the-channel-tunnel/ On July 18 2012, just a few days before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch Relay will arrive at the Channel Tunnel Terminal in Folkestone and will travel through the 9 km section of the Tunnel between Folkestone and Samphire Hoe at the foot of Shakespeare Cliff. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:30:20 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-telephone-service-to-be-installed-in-channel-tunnel-for-2012-olympic/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-telephone-service-to-be-installed-in-channel-tunnel-for-2012-olympic/ In line with its ambition to innovate and to improve customer service, Eurotunnel, in partnership with the French mobile operators, will install a 2G (GSM 900,DCS1800) and 3G (UMTS 2100) GSM-P telephone system which will allow Le Shuttle and high speed passenger train customers to use their mobile telephones inside the Channel Tunnel, in time for the Olympic Games. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:00:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-opens-first-privately-funded-training-centre-for-the-railway-ind/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-opens-first-privately-funded-training-centre-for-the-railway-ind/ Eurotunnel has officially opened the new Centre International de formation ferroviaire de la Côte d’Opale, at Coquelles in the Pas-de-Calais. CIFFCO is a Groupe Eurotunnel subsidiary specialising in railway skills training and represents the first time a privately owned transport group has provided a training centre for all European railway operators, infrastructure managers and their subcontractors. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:27:32 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/revenue-up-at-eurotunnel-despite-economic-malaise/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/revenue-up-at-eurotunnel-despite-economic-malaise/ Revenue at Eurotunnel has defied the economic gloom in Europe to rise 16 per cent year-on-year.  In total, the tunnel operator recorded revenues of €844.8 million. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:59:34 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/private-investors-eye-high-speed-two/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/private-investors-eye-high-speed-two/ Global Infrastructure, Eurotunnel and Allianz are among the frontrunners believed to be eyeing up the construction of Britain’s High Speed Two, after Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Transport, announced plans for the £33bn mega-project to be sold to private investors to raise funds. Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:47:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-to-carry-electricity-from-france-to-uk/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eurotunnel-to-carry-electricity-from-france-to-uk/ Eurotunnel has announced plans to run an electricity link through the Channel Tunnel as part of a plan to boost Britain’s power supplies. The proposed cable aims to smooth out supply volatility relating to offshore wind power. Fri, 27 May 2011 11:21:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/deutsche-bahn-considers-uk-rail-link/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/deutsche-bahn-considers-uk-rail-link/ German railway operator Deutsche Bahn has confirmed it will test its high-speed ICE-3 train in the Channel Tunnel as it considers expanding its European services. Scheduled for October, the test will allow the company to explore the possibility of establishing a link between the financial centres of London and Frankfurt. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:04:09 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/channel-tunnel-rail-link-sale-expected-to-fetch-2bn/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/channel-tunnel-rail-link-sale-expected-to-fetch-2bn/ The Channel Tunnel Rail Link is to go under the hammer as part of a sell-off of key assets to address the UK’s severely depleted coffers. The sale is expected to reach in the region of £2bn. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:04:55 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ash-crisis-leads-to-30-percent-surge-in-eurotunnel-bookings/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ash-crisis-leads-to-30-percent-surge-in-eurotunnel-bookings/ The widespread disruption to European flight schedules due to the ash cloud has led to a 30 percent surge in Eurotunnel’s online bookings. The Channel Tunnel operator is experiencing unprecedented booking activity, which has also been boosted by the uncertainty surrounding a possible British Airways strike. Thu, 20 May 2010 13:14:02 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sharp-slump-in-profits-at-eurotunnel-following-fire/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sharp-slump-in-profits-at-eurotunnel-following-fire/ Profits at Eurotunnel – the venture which controls the Channel Tunnel – slumped dramatically in 2009, amid the continued “poor economic environment”. The continuing impact of a fire in September 2008 and snow in December 2009 also hit figures. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:44:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/goldman-sachs-fund-takes-21.2pc-stake-in-eurotunnel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/goldman-sachs-fund-takes-21.2pc-stake-in-eurotunnel/ Goldman Sachs is set to become the biggest shareholder in Eurotunnel by taking a 21.2 percent stake. The boardroom presence of the investment bank is expected to help the channel tunnel operator in the pursuit of “upcoming strategic developments”. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:30:01 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hundreds-trapped-in-channel-tunnel-breakdown-nightmare/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hundreds-trapped-in-channel-tunnel-breakdown-nightmare/ Hundreds of holidaymakers were stuck in the Channel Tunnel for six hours in sweltering heat when their train broke down. Around 500 passengers were stranded in the dark with no air-conditioning and temperatures of 30ºC when a Eurotunnel train ground to a halt mid-journey last night. Several passengers, including children, passed out in the sweltering conditions and no running water. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:38:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090625115813665/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090625115813665/ Eurotunnel has been granted permission by French financial authorities for a listing on the Paris Stock Exchange after successful hitting restructuring targets.The Channel Tunnel operator is now allowed to launch a tender offer to the holders of its warrants, allowing them to convert these to shares two years earlier than originally planned. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:09:53 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2009020213170490/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2009020213170490/ The Channel Tunnel is to have a sprinkler system fitted after the fire last September, the third in 12 years, forced tunnel operator Eurotunnel to admit that it had underestimated the risk of disaster.Eurotunnel is acting following the incident in September when a lorry caught fire, although it has been testing and debating a system since the first fire in 2006. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:50:28 +0000