Sunday, December 20, 2009

Eurostar - passengers stuck for hours in bad weather breakdowns ...

Eurotunnel (the car train service) will run, but with delays, and only confirmed bookings will get passage - so no point hurrying to book a ticket now. Anyone using this service should be aware of an extended check-in (up to 3hrs) and severe ... Instead, "More than 2000 passengers were trapped for up to 16 hours, many without food, water or light" (telegraph.co.uk). It also doesn't matter that the tunnel is larger than a tube tunnel and "well lit". The power was out. ...