BA accused of Chunnel fare rip-off; TRAVEL.AIRLINES were yesterday accused of cashing in on the Channel Tunnel Channel Tunnel, popularly called the "Chunnel," a three-tunnel railroad connection running under the English Channel, connecting Folkestone, England, and Calais, France. The tunnels are 31 mi (50 km) long. There are two rail tunnels, each 25 ft (7. chaos by ramping up fares. Eurostar trains between between Paris and London have been drastically reduced because of last week's fire. But rather than reducing fares to help travellers, British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. and competitors like Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde are advertising astronomically priced flights. The cheapest flight on BA yesterday was pounds 622.80. The discount fare offered at less busy times is pounds 137.37. Nabila Ramdani, 30, who commutes between Paris and London by train, said: "Even a millionaire would think twice about these fares." A BA spokesman insisted: "There is no question of us cashing in by raising prices." |
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