Category: Eurotunnel

Passengers Stranded Beneath English Channel After Eurotunnel Train Breaks Down

Dozens of Eurotunnel passengers were stranded in emergency tunnels beneath the English Channel for up to five hours after a train broke down. Video footage on social media showed some holidaymakers tramping through the tunnel with children, suitcases, and dogs as they returned to England from holidays in France. The train from Calais to Folkestone,…


Brexit Not to Blame for English Channel Travel Chaos, Downing Street Insists

Downing Street has insisted the travel chaos in the English Channel is not the result of Brexit, blaming instead the shortage of French border control staff for causing long queues and delays. The disruptions started at the Port of Dover on July 22, when thousands of holidaymakers were stuck in traffic jams and 6-hour queues….


England Channel Travel Chaos Continues as Eurotunnel Becomes ‘Hotspot of Holiday Hell’

Disruption at the Port of Dover has cleared with traffic said to be “flowing normally” but travellers trying to cross the English Channel to France are now facing lengthy delays at the Eurotunnel. The AA motoring group branded the Eurotunnel Shuttle terminal in Folkestone the new “hotspot of holiday hell”, after two days of disruption at Dover saw…