To cope with this unprecedented volume of traffic, 151 Shuttle departures were organized, sometimes at a rate of up to one every 12 minutes. Meanwhile, thanks to the efficiency of the French and British border administration, passengers passed rapidly through the frontier controls, and were able to board their departure in plenty of time. This is the third time this year that the 15,000 vehicle ceiling has been broken, a clear sign that customers value Le Shuttle’s 35 minute journey across the Channel and that our British customers have an ever increasing desire for travel.
Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive of Groupe Eurotunnel, stated: “This considerable volume of cross‐Channel traffic, a first in the history of our company, was achieved through the long term collaboration established with the staff at the border and frontier security control points”
