Eurostar warns customers not to travel due to French custom worker strikes
Eurostar has warned customers not to travel due to chaos caused by striking French customs workers in Paris.
The operator cancelled four trains from Paris to London today will not run a further three services tomorrow, with disruption expected to continue until Wednesday.
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Customs workers are taking industrial action as they demand higher pay and improved working conditions, as well as more staff to deal with additional checks after Britain leaves the European Union.
Eurostar told passengers not to travel “unless absolutely necessary” and said customers could change their tickets free of charge or claim a full refund.
On Saturday passengers faced queues more than five hours long at Paris Gare du Nord.
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Last month it was revealed that Eurostar train services could face heavy disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit, with a government report indicating that queues in London could reach up to 15,000 passengers each day.
A report by the Department for Transport said in the worst case scenario the daily queue could stretch for almost a mile from St Pancras station to Warren Street underground station, according to the Financial Times.