Getlink (EU:GET) announced a drop in both freight and passenger vehicle traffic through the Channel Tunnel in February 2026, based on operational data published on Friday.
LeShuttle Freight transported 94,332 trucks during the month, marking a 1% decrease compared with February 2025. Since the beginning of the year, shuttle services have carried more than 190,000 trucks across the Channel.
Passenger vehicle traffic declined more sharply. LeShuttle transported 114,467 cars in February, representing a 6% fall from the same month a year earlier.
The company said the decline was mainly due to a calendar effect, with British winter holidays occurring close to the Easter weekend scheduled for early April 2026. Since January 1, over 235,000 passenger vehicles have travelled through the tunnel using the shuttle services.
Getlink manages the Channel Tunnel infrastructure via its Eurotunnel subsidiary under a concession agreement that extends until 2086. The group operates freight and passenger shuttle connections between Folkestone in the UK and Calais in France.
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