Another Brexit benefit. International entry points with the EU are expensive to run as a 3rd country. Where as before it was just another stopping point, now it is a border control point.

Modern petitions seem pointless at the best of times, but petitioning a private company seems particularly futile. They have zero obligation to even recognise the petition, let alone act on it.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

More than 30,000 people have signed a petition calling for Eurostar services in Kent to be reinstated.The train hasn’t stopped at Ebbsfleet and Ashford International since the start of the pandemic.Campaigners in Kent say the stops were vital for the county’s economy.Eurostar has confirmed it will not be running services to or from stations in Kent in 2023 or 2024, and says it understands this was “disappointing”.

The petition is due to be presented to the company at a meeting on Tuesday.Eurostar cited financial factors and the post-Brexit border situation as reasons for the Kent services not being immediately restored.A spokesman for Eurostar said: "Our Kent stations will remain closed throughout 2023 and 2024.

We will provide an update should anything change regarding this.

“We understand this is disappointing for the local communities, and we will continue to work closely and openly with the local councils on the future of the stations.”

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Are those 30,000 promising to buy a couple of return tickets each year?

I wouldn’t be surprised if it doesn’t reopen. Channel crossing passengers are down 30% since 2019. They’ve also canned the Disneyland Express.