HOST OF WEEKEND FASTCAT CANCELLATIONS OWING TO STAFF AVAILABILTY ISSUES

An absence of a critical crew member has forced Wightlink to cancel a raft of sailings on its FastCat service this weekend.

This article first appears in the Island Echo – https://www.islandecho.co.uk/host-of-weekend-fastcat-cancellations-owing-to-staff-availabilty-issues/

Wightlink says that they haven’t been able to find suitable cover in time, so the cross-Solent operator has had to cancel sailings as a result.

The following sailings have been cancelled on both Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th August.

10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 13:45, 14:45, 15:45, 16:45 & 17:45 from Portsmouth Harbour, and 11:15, 12:15, 13:15, 14:15, 15:15, 16:15, 17:15 & 18:15 from Ryde Pier Head. Subsequently, there will be just 1 sailing per hour.

A Wightlink spokesperson has said:

“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this action may cause but we have been unable to source short notice cover for the absent members of staff and so have taken this action as a last resort.

“All booked customers have been notified and moved to alternate sailings.”