Eurostar reports sales gain, cites passenger ecology concerns
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Eurostar has reported a jump in first half sales that it partially attributes to growing passenger preference for trains over planes in order to curb pollution.
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Western European car sales jumped by 7.7 percent on the year in December, due to higher demand in Germany, the Association of European Auto Manufacturers said Friday.
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Air France-KLM on Monday posted a 61 percent rise in revenue in the group&#39;s fiscal second quarter, boosted by the merger between the French and Dutch carriers and a strong rise in passenger and cargo revenue.
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Passengers face above-inflation price increases for rail tickets, train companies announce
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Irish no-frills airline Ryanair posted an 18 percent jump in first-half net income on Tuesday as passenger traffic grew 24 percent, and said yields should not decline by as much as first thought.
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Public transportation use was up 3.2   percent in the first half of 2006, more than double the   increase in the first half of 2005, according to the American   Public Transportation Association.
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Eurostar will begin selling through fares from 68 UK towns and cities to Paris from 14 November.
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Air France-KLM has said it was set for healthy results in the 2006-2007 financial year after reporting that third quarter net profit had tripled to 229 million euros (299 million dollars) from the same period a year earlier.
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Eurotunnel, the recently restructured operator of the Channel rail tunnel between France and Britain, Wednesday reported an 8.0 percent decline in first half sales to 373 million euros (512 million dollars) compared with the same period last year.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.
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Travel: Rail fare increases last year a full percentage point up on previous year.
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Only 40% of rail passengers say they get good value for money and 26% worry about overcrowding, a survey says.
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North American Bus, which employs about 600 people in Anniston, said nine-month sales to U.S. transit systems rose.
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European equity markets moved higher in morning trade on Wednesday, helped by strength in the oil services, travel and leisure and real estate sectors.  Trading was expected to be quieter than nomal due to the July 4 holiday in the US.
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The airline said fourth-quarter net income rose to $111 million compared to a year-earlier profit of $57 million, But it warned that fuel costs in the current quarter will rise substantially.
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Eurostar, which operates the high-speed rail link connecting Britain with France and Belgium, announced a sharp rise in turnover and passenger numbers Wednesday after major service improvements.
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Many travel agents â or travel specialists, as they are now known â say they have seen an increase in business in the last year or so.