Eurotunnel reports another increase in traffic carried

September was an 11th consecutive record-breaking month for Eurotunnel, with the company reporting an 11% increase in traffic compared with September 2015 (with 136,590 vehicles transported).

For the period January-September 2016 there was a 12% increase in traffic compared with the corresponding nine-month period in 2015.

For cars, passenger shuttle traffic increased by 5% compared with September last year, with 217,014 vehicles transported. For January-September there was a 1% increase in traffic compared with the same period last year.

However, there was a drop in the number of coaches transported - 11% for September 2016 compared with the same period last year. For January-September this year there was a 10% decline compared with last year’s figures.