Island residents call out ferries for favouring holidaymakers over locals

Local residents are calling on the Scottish Government to change CalMac's ticketing system

SCOTTISH island residents are calling for an overhaul of CalMac’s ticketing system as locals say it is too hard to get aboard ferries in peak tourist season.

Community groups from the islands of Mull, Iona and Arran have been increasingly vocal in their criticism of CalMac’s “first-come-first-served” ticket sales, which they say is prejudiced against islanders.