Clipper cancelled for travellers as crew isolate with covid

Thursday 03 February 2022

Yesterday's Commodore Clipper service was cancelled for passengers as a number of its cabin crew tested positive for covid.

The customer-facing crew tested positive overnight and are now isolating, with the boat left without the minimum legal number of staff to offer passenger service.

It continued to operate its freight service.

Elwyn Dop, Condor Ferries’ Operations Director, said yesterday afternoon: “The situation only developed on Tuesday night and we were unable to source standby crew at such short notice so this decision had to be made at the last minute. 

“Condor Liberation will run additional sailings on Thursday 3 February from Poole to the Islands and passengers are being automatically transferred. Freight services remain unaffected. 

“We apologise to passengers affected by this late decision but we were not left with any choice. 

“Condor remains absolutely committed to maintaining the freight supply chain to the islands.”