Ferry service between Wales and Ireland cancelled until the weekend
The Stena Line service between Fishguard and Rosslare has been suspended
21:30, 17 MAY 2021
Stock image of a Stena line ferry (Image: BelfastLive)
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One of the main ferry services between Wales and Ireland has been cancelled until this weekend at the earliest due to repair work, the operator has confirmed.
Trading Revenues at Irish Ferries Down 9% So Far this Year
13th May 2021
ICG s passenger division, Irish Ferries carried 15,900 cars in the months from January to May - a decrease of 62.5% on the previous year. Above Afloat s photo of a van on the linkspan leading to the cruiseferry W.B. Yeats when berthed at Dublin Port.
Credit: Jehan Ashmore
Irish Continental Group, owner of Irish Ferries said its group revenue for the first four months of 2021 came to €89.3m, an increase of 0.4% compared with last year and a 12.7% decrease on 2019.
As RTE News reports, the trading update from ICG showed that total revenues in its ferries division fell by 9.4% to €37.1m.
Revenues at Irish Ferries down 9% so far this year
Updated / Wednesday, 12 May 2021
09:10
Irish Ferries carried 15,900 cars in the months from January to May - a decrease of 62.5% on the previous year
Irish Ferries owner Irish Continental Group said its group revenue for the first four months of 2021 came to €89.3m, an increase of 0.4% compared with last year and a 12.7% decrease on 2019.
In a trading update, ICG said that total revenues in its ferries division fell by 9.4% to €37.1m.
This was mainly due to the continued restrictions on non-essential passenger travel imposed by governments across Europe in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
BBC News
By John Campbell
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image captionBelfast International Airport s managing director called for rules to be relaxed within the Common Travel Area
Stormont ministers have been urged to change guidance for travel after restrictions were relaxed in England.
Belfast International Airport s managing director Graham Keddie said as a first step, leisure travel should be allowed in the UK and Ireland.
The current guidance says people should only travel for essential reasons.
Those include work. accessing education or health services and fulfilling caring responsibilities. Low virus levels
Mr Keddie said the incredible success of the vaccination program meant the time was right to look at travel within Britain and Ireland, known as the Common Travel Area (CTA).
Ferry giants want this major travel update for passengers from UK
Irish Ferries and Stena Line have called for the reopening of the Common Travel Area
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Irish Ferries and Stena Line have called for the reopening of the Common Travel Area (CTA) by the Irish Government at the earliest opportunity.
The two operators want clarity so they can begin preparations for the resumption of travel - as case numbers remain low in the UK and Ireland.