Eurostar passenger numbers collapsed in the first six months of the year, with Eurotunnel traffic also falling sharply, according to cross channel rail operator Getlink.
The company reported a 62% fall in Eurostar passengers crossing the channel, to just under 1.9m, while the number of cars carried on Eurotunnel tumbled 52% to 545,215.
Coach volume fell 65% to 9,362.
The April to June quarter saw the heaviest declines as Covid took hold.
The pandemic wiped out 98% of Eurostar traffic with less than 69,000 travelling on the high speed services while car and coach numbers fell 80% and 89% respectively.
Getlink reported an EBITDA of €123m in the first half, down 52%.
Revenue fell 29% to €369m.
