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Evening Standard
Neil Lancefield and Alastair Lockhart

Virgin could run trains direct from London to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport as firm looks to rival Eurostar

Virgin Trains could run the UK’s first direct service to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport after getting the green light to share Eurostar’s east London depot.

It paves the way for Sir Richard Branson’s company to launch international services through the Channel tunnel.

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