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Brittany Ferries has announced the postponement of the re-start of passenger services out of Cork 

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 1:19pm

The ferry company is hopeful that it will recommence in mid-May

Freight only sailings out of both Cork and Rosslare will continue as scheduled. 

Brittany Ferries say in the coming days it will contact customers who hold bookings on affected sailings, to offer alternative travel or a refund. 

"Naturally we very much regret any inconvenience that these changes will cause our customers," said Christophe Mathieu, Brittany Ferries' CEO. "We had hoped for a return to service for all our routes in mid-March, but the reality is that most people are simply unable to travel at this time diue to the current restrictions. Booking levels are extremely low and we are relying on loans to carry us through this difficult period. It is therefore simply not viable to run loss-making routes at this time." 

"But we continue to monitor the health and travel situation in all our markets - UK, Ireland, France and Spain. As soon as our customers can travel again, we will be there for them. We are also pushing governments to set out a pragmatic, co-ordinated and clear roadmap to safely re-open travel as soon as the health situation permits. We believe that the ramp-up of vaccines means that this re-opening could be considered sooner rather than later." 

Brittany Ferries says it will remain a predominantly freight-only service for now. However, while it thanks all freight customers and drivers for their support during the crisis, only 20 per cent of its annual turnover comes from freight traffic. Around 80 per cent of annual income is generated by holidaymakers. 

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