Ferry firm CalMac only operated all sailings on its scheduled timetable on 31 days in a 15-month period, new statistics have revealed. The figures prompted fresh calls from the party for the Scottish Government to pay compensation to travellers affected by “mayhem” on ferry routes.
The state-owned operator has suffered problems with the reliability of its ageing ferry fleet – with CalMac having recently been forced to cancel all sailings on the Lochboisdale service for most of June. The numbers were released in response to a freedom of information request from the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
The party's communities spokesman Willie Rennie said: “Communities have been left adrift by a Government that makes getting from A to B mission impossible. In the time period from January 1 2022 to March 31 2023, there were 31 days where all timetabled sailings ran.”
