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Eurostar business returns after Paris terror attack

Operators
Edward Robertson
15 March 2016

Eurostar says trading is returning to normal after a “sharp drop” in passenger numbers in the wake of the Paris terrorist attack in November.

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Chief executive Nicolas Petrovic said the train operator saw demand fall away following the attacks in the French capital which saw 130 people killed.

However, he added trading started to pick up in 2016 while forward bookings for the summer were “positive”.

He added 10.4 million passengers used the service in 2015, the same as in 2014, while the strength of sterling also had an impact on revenues. At constant exchange rates revenues were flat but with actual rates revenues fell by 5% from £867 million in 2014 to £821 million in 2015.