Eurostar is showing signs of recovery after sales were hit by Brexit and terrorist attacks.
The fall in Sterling boosted growth from France to the UK during October, with traffic up 18 per cent year-on-year during that period.
Overall, passenger numbers in the third quarter 2016 were down 10 per cent compared to last year (2.6 million Q3 2016: 2.9 million 2015) and sales revenues were 8 per cent lower year-on-year (£184 million Q3 2016: £200 million Q3 2015).
Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive of Eurostar, said: “After a softening in demand over the summer, we saw an increase in travel from the continent to London during the half term holiday. With the weakening of the pound, the UK is proving to be an attractive destination. The outlook to the end of the year is encouraging with many travellers taking day trips to London to do their Christmas shopping.”
Amsterdam
Eurostar said plans for the new direct route to Amsterdam are on track, with the first phase of testing on the new e320 train completed earlier this year. The next set of tests are scheduled for early 2017.