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Eurotunnel: Holiday Makers Back for Christmas

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

Eurotunnel Le Shuttle (Paris:GET) carried more than 100,000 passenger vehicles between Folkestone (UK) and Coquelles (France) over the Christmas and New Year period. With a peak of almost 25,000 cars1 carried over the weekend from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 December, an increase of close to 20% compared to the same period the previous year, Le Shuttle had its best December weekend since 2019.

Once again, holiday makers chose the simple and low carbon2 route to get to their destinations and share Christmas with family and friends.

About Getlink

Getlink SE (Euronext Paris: GET) is, through its subsidiary Eurotunnel, the concession holder for the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel until 2086. Eurotunnel operates Truck and Passenger Shuttle services (cars and coaches) between Folkestone (UK) and Calais (France). It provides the fastest, most reliable, easiest and most environmentally friendly way across the English Channel. Since its opening in 1994, more than 476 million people and 98 million vehicles have travelled through the Channel Tunnel. Carrying 25% of UK-EU trade, this unique land connection has become a vital link between the Continent and the United Kingdom. This performance is reinforced by ElecLink, the new electrical interconnector installed inside the Tunnel. Getlink’s sustainable mobility services offering is completed by its rail freight subsidiary, Europorte, which offers a wide range of integrated rail services. Committed to "low-carbon" services and reduced environmental impact (the Group prevents the equivalent of 2 million tonnes of CO2 emission per year through its activities), Getlink puts people, nature and territories at the heart of its concerns.

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1 24,742 exactly

2 A car journey by Shuttle emits 73 times less carbon emissions than by Ferry

 

Contacts

Getlink Contacts:
For UK media enquiries contact
John Keefe on + 44 (0) 1303 284491
Email: press@getlinkgroup.com

For other media enquiries contact
Anne-Sophie de Faucigny on +33 (0)6 4601 5286
Romain Dufour on +33(0)6 2000 3138

For investor enquiries contact:
Michael Schuller on +44 (0) 1303 288749
Email: Michael.schuller@getlinkgroup.com

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Contacts

Getlink Contacts:
For UK media enquiries contact
John Keefe on + 44 (0) 1303 284491
Email: press@getlinkgroup.com

For other media enquiries contact
Anne-Sophie de Faucigny on +33 (0)6 4601 5286
Romain Dufour on +33(0)6 2000 3138

For investor enquiries contact:
Michael Schuller on +44 (0) 1303 288749
Email: Michael.schuller@getlinkgroup.com

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