Why 2024 could be another year to forget for Eurostar

Nobody could have foreseen the disastrously soggy end to 2023 that resulted in a flooded railway tunnel outside London forcing Eurostar to cancel its services in and out of the city on December 30, affecting an estimated 30,000 passengers. The train operator was already reeling from last-minute strike action by French Eurotunnel workers on December 21, which led to pre-Christmas travel chaos as passengers struggled to get home for the festivities.