Breton elected officials fly to the bedside of Britanny Ferries. They call on the State to "save" the shipping company whose future is, according to them, threatened both by the consequences of Covid-19 and by Brexit. “In July, Brittany Ferries recorded a 70% drop in attendance compared to last year, so that the sustainability of the company is now threatened,” said Morbihan MP Paul Molac.
I solemnly call on the State to take its responsibilities to save @BrittanyFerries, which is going through a triple crisis (confinement, fortnight in the United Kingdom and Brexit), and thus ensure the sustainability of jobs https://t.co/HcYC6pRUYc #BrittanyFerries pic.twitter.com/EmHw8iyTjs
- Paul Molac (@Paul_Molac) August 26, 2020The elected representative evokes "a monumental waste for the future" and calls on the State and all local authorities to "save Brittany Ferries and all the jobs which are attached to it".
A loss of turnover of 250 million euros
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Jean Castex, several elected Republicans and relatives believe for their part that the Finistère company has "both knees on the ground", a situation according to them "catastrophic, after the two recent earthquakes that are Hop in Morlaix and Nokia in Lannion ”. Almost 40% of the company's workforce currently benefits from partial unemployment measures, ie around 800 people.
"We had 200,000 passengers in July and August against 780,000 last year at the same period, and since the announcement of the British fortnight, we have recorded 65,000 cancellations and postponements for September-October," said Jean-Marc Roué , president of the group, who estimates the loss of turnover at "250 million euros, more than half of the 450 million euros planned".
Another blow with the British fortnight
In addition to the emergency measures taken to reduce costs, the company, of which 85% of passengers are British, calls on the state to face the consequences of the British fortnight.
“If we have to do a second EMP [state guaranteed loan], I won't find a private financier. We want a recovery plan that would result both in internal measures such as the systematic non-replacement of natural departures, but also in measures taken by the State, such as a reduction in charges of around 15 million d 'euros, which is completely compatible with European regulations, "continues Jean-Marc Roué, who also expects a" second economic earthquake with Brexit, on January 1, 2021 ".
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