Eurostar doesn’t have the resources to restart some of the direct services it scrapped during the pandemic, such as its London-Disneyland Paris route, chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave has told TTG.
Cazenave was appointed chief executive in September 2022 (Credit: Eurostar)
Cazenave said Eurostar, which unveiled a brand refresh on Monday (9 October) following its protracted merger with European rail operator Thalys, couldn’t reopen the routes – nor its Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International stations in Kent – owing to operational and financial challenges.
Relaunching services and reopening regional stations would jeopardise the number of passengers it can process at major terminals such as London St Pancras and Paris Gare du Nord, said Cazenave.
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