EU: Eurostar enjoys busiest August as passengers seek alternative to flying

Eurostar has reported its busiest August ever, with more than a million passengers travelling on the cross-Channel train service in that month. The service appears to have benefited from increasing demand for an alternative to flying - a trend highlighted in Eurostar’s advertising campaign. Eurostar’s CE, Mike Cooper, said the growing demand for sustainable travel was “an exciting time” for the high-speed train service. “We have seen positive momentum over the summer, with strong growth in the number of North American passengers choosing to travel by high-speed rail,” he said. Airlines have contributed: KLM has called on its passengers to fly less. It will reduce the number of daily flights it operates between Amsterdam and Brussels from next March and offer customers a high-speed train seat instead. <br/>