Eurostar has reported a ‘good start to the year’ with continued growth in sales revenues and passenger numbers.
In the first quarter of the year, sales revenues rose by 7% from £197 million to £211 million.
Passenger numbers also saw an increase to 2.24 million in Q1 2012 from 2.15 million in the same period last year.
The growth over the last three months has been driven by an increase in leisure travel, with business travel in the first quarter of the year remaining broadly flat compared with 2011.
Passengers travelling to Amsterdam via Brussels have also increased in numbers.
Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive of Eurostar, said:
“The year got off to a strong start with sales revenues and passenger numbers on the up.
“Our core destinations continue to be a big draw for passengers but we have also seen particularly good take-up of our Amsterdam fares as passengers are increasingly keen to try out new leisure destinations by high speed rail.”
