Dutch passenger organisation Rover points out that Eurostar is paying around six million euros per year for the border checks for London-bound trains while the state is covering the checks at Schiphol. Worse, Schiphol has automatic e-gates that reportedly work while Amsterdam and Rotterdam Centraal don’t, leading to queues and departure delays.

I couldn’t find a number for London-bound passengers, but it should be around a million, so cost is in the order of five to ten euros per passenger, which isn’t exactly a lot, given Eurostar’s usual prices. But still: What kind of signal is this?

(Cc @erpu)

Press release in Dutch: https://rover.nl/actueel/31-internationaal/2826-rover-oneerlijk-dat-treinreiziger-naar-londen-voor-grenscontrole-betaalt