Reduced Sailings .

FERRY operators are considering all available options in the fight
against rising fuel costs, Condor and HD Ferries have confirmed.
Both operators have reduced their schedules in an effort to stave off the increasing cost of running their vessels.
Condor has removed a number of services run on its Vitesse vessel,
which operates between the UK and St Malo and stops off at one of
either Guernsey or Jersey each way.
Nick Dobbs, general sales and marketing manager at Condor, said the
global rise in fuel costs was presenting challenges for all transport
operators and consumers. ‘At Condor Ferries we have reviewed and
optimised our 2008 schedules to ensure the minimum of inconvenience to
our customers and have absorbed much of the fuel price rises
ourselves,’ he said.
HD Ferries has reduced its service from 18 sailings a week to 16 and
Phil Jones, spokesman for the operator, said the reduction was
necessary.‘We have been adjusting our schedule a little bit lately to
make sure that we are carrying as many people on each service as
possible,’ he said.

Lets hope they dont pull to many sailings or it will be "you can only sail on" ???? . Some poeple like to travel mid week. Or do you think there are to many sailings at the moment ?

I think you have to feel sorry for them as the Fuel increases have hit them very hard, I was told what the cost of the fuel for the condor to do a round trip is and its crazy.

The next thing will have to be a reduction in speed to help save fuel, unfortunatly these vessels are not the most cost effective and I think a look at alternative Mono Hull vessels may be the best option.