Storms put pre-half-term Condor sailings at risk

Tuesday 15 February 2022

Condor is adding sailings this week and placing others under review ahead of threats of gale-force winds and wave heights of more than five metres.

Ahead of the arrival of Storms Dudley and Eunice, the ferry provider is warning that high-speed departures between the islands, France and the UK from Friday through to Sunday may not be able to go ahead.

It has therefore scheduled additional sailings on Thursday 17 February running from Poole to Guernsey to Jersey and back to Poole, and between Jersey and Saint Malo.

Subject to availability, passengers have been invited to transfer to Thursday’s sailings for free.

Operations Director Elwyn Dop described the weather in the lead-up to half-term as “really challenging”, adding: “We want to be prudent and proactive by contacting passengers in advance to notify them that there is significant risk of disruption and to offer them alternatives where possible.

“The conditions are unpredictable and may change from the current forecasts, so we continue to assess the situation and will advise travellers over the next 24 to 48 hours of other plans.”