Eurotunnel in profit despite fire and failures

摘要

Eurotunnel ended 2009 in the black, despite the loss of revenue caused by the partial closure of the Channel Tunnel for the first five weeks of 2009 and the suspension of Eurostar services in December.rnTotal revenues fell 16% to €571 million excluding insurance indemnities, while net profits dropped from €34 million to €1.4 million. There was a strong decline in cross-channel lorry traffic, which fell 20% below levels seen in 2007, the last comparable year, while the number of cars using the shuttle service rose by 0.5%, with a decline in the first half being offset by a strong recovery in traffic during the second half of the year.