Eurostar steams ahead in cross-channel race

BUSINESS passengers are shunning the plane and taking the train for the trip from London to Paris, according to Eurostar, which saw a 14 per cent increase in sales of business-class tickets last year.

The train operator, which slashed journey times two years ago after the opening of a new high-speed rail line, is claiming to have 71 per cent of the market share of air and rail routes between London and Paris.
This comes as the UK