Ferry operator cancels inter-island route plans

A proposed summer ferry service between Jersey and Guernsey has been withdrawn by the operator after being rejected by Guernsey's Committee for Economic Development.

Ferry operator DFDS planned to use the Stena Vinga to sail from Jersey to Guernsey on a Friday evening with an onward sailing to Portsmouth, with the reverse journey on a Monday arriving in Jersey in the afternoon.

DFDS said affected customers were being contacted directly and would be offered refunds.

The ferry operator said to support demand and give passengers more options it would instead add sailings to St Malo on some of the dates that had been set aside for the inter-island service.

DFDS said the additional dates would be 6 and 20 July and 3, 17 and 24 August.

The operator said it would add an extra sailing on 2 July in response to demand from passengers travelling to the Le Mans 24 hour classic motorsport event in France.

DFDS added that despite withdrawing the plans it remained open to further discussions about future inter-island connectivity and believed there was value in improving links between the islands.

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