Eurotunnel is claiming €29m (£23m) from the British and French governments for lost revenue caused by migrants trying to get from Calais to the UK.
The company, which operates the tunnel linking the UK with France, said disruption at Calais affected its truck and passenger shuttle services in the second half of 2015. Both services were also affected by the terrorist attacks on Paris in November, which also hit cross-channel coach travel.
Announcing its annual results, the company said: “The security of the fixed link being the responsibility of the two governments, a claim for €29m has been made via the intergovernmental commission to compensate essentially the revenue losses due to migrant pressure.”
Eurotunnel suffered disruption to its services starting in the summer from refugees and migrants, 6,000 of whom now live in the makeshift camps outside Calais, known as the Jungle.
For the year to the end of December, operating profit rose 2% to €387m from revenues of €1.2bn, up 5%.
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