A real relief. As of Monday, Brittany Ferries will resume passenger transport between France, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain. The shipping company had suspended all its regular connections due to the epidemic of coronavirus, containing to transport goods. "We are very pleased to welcome holidaymakers on board again in June," said Christophe Mathieu, chairman of the board of Brittany Ferries, in a press release. "We have put everything in place for a safe return to service," he adds.
The shipping company specifies that cabins will be compulsory during crossings and that the number of passengers on board its ships will be reduced, sometimes by more than 60% compared to the maximum capacity. This restriction will apply "at least until mid-July," she said, adding that only eight ships, of the eleven that the company has, will carry passengers. The company has bases in Roscoff (Finistère), Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine), Cherbourg (Manche), Caen (Calvados) and Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).
Three ferries will remain stationary
Three ferries will not be put back into service this summer because of the “lack of visibility of demand during the summer period”, but also because of the limited number of cabins on these ships, explains the company. The disembarkation of passengers will be staggered to avoid queues in the stairwells, elevators and the garage.
Strongly affected by the coronavirus crisis, the company forecasts a loss of turnover between March and the end of October of between 200 and 250 million euros. In 2019, its turnover had reached 469 million euros. She announced Thursday that she would end the contract signed with the German shipyard FSG for the construction of what was to be her first vessel powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Brittany Ferries employs between 2,400 and 3,100 people depending on the season. In 2019, the company transported 2.5 million passengers, 866,000 cars and 201,500 trucks between France, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain.
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