Mr Lynch had also worked for Crystal Ski in the French Alpine resorts of La Plagne and Meribel.

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Back at Eurostar, Mr Brown highlights the fact that it already runs direct seasonal services to Avignon in the south of France, and winter services to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Aime-la-Plagne and Moutiers in the French Alps.

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