Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Breaks Week-End Record: More Than 35,0001 Cars Carried on Le Shuttle from Folkestone to Coquelles
July 28 2015 - 4:20AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Groupe Eurotunnel (Paris:GET):
Last week-end, following the start of the UK school holidays,
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle broke the record for outbound summer traffic
to the continent.
From Friday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2015, more than 35,000 cars,
campervans, motorcycles & coaches boarded Eurotunnel Le Shuttle
for their 35 minute crossing to France (equivalent to c150,000
passengers); proving once again that Le Shuttle is the number one
choice for UK holidaymakers driving to Europe for their summer
break.
In a continuing trend, more than 3,6002 pets (mainly dogs) also
travelled with their owners during this period. This was another
significant increase on the same period last year (+16%) and now
means that Le Shuttle is by far the preferred route for pet owners,
with about 90%3 of all pets travelling through UK ports and
airports under the Pet Travel Scheme in 2014 carried on the
service.
Jo Willacy, Eurotunnel Commercial Director, stated:
“Cross-Channel passengers have once again voted with their feet and
their paws. Eurotunnel Le Shuttle is the fastest, smoothest way to
get away. With traffic levels like this at the start of the season,
it looks like 2015 could be a bumper year.”
1 More precisely 35,545 passenger vehicles from 23 to 26 July
20152 3,633 more precisely3 Latest AHVLA figures confirm that
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle has carried 88% of all pets travelling under
the Pet Passport Scheme in 2014.
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