Passenger departures between St Malo and Jersey on Friday 31 July, Saturday 01, Sunday 02 and Monday 03 August are currently under review, along with this weekend’s freight service, as former employees of the stevedore company, SMM, are currently threatening to blockade the port.
Elwyn Dop, Condor’s Operations Director, said the company is monitoring developments in St Malo and was exasperated by the situation. ‘It is hugely frustrating to discover that our sailings this weekend could be at risk once more after only having operated for the past two weeks. Should the position not resolve itself over the next couple of days, we may have to cancel so passengers will be offered alternative dates to St Malo or they can travel this week to Portsmouth and reach France via another
operator and port which are unaffected by the disruption.’
‘We remain absolutely determined to provide travel options for Islanders and also support Jersey’s visitor economy. Whilst we continue to try and find a solution to allow us to sail to St Malo, we are left with no option but to explore the possibility of operating to another French port.’
Condor’s freight and passenger teams are available to help customers who may be affected.
