Cork to Swansea winter sailings cut

THE Cork-Swansea ferry is to reduce its number of winter sailings this year and concentrate more on “chasing the money” by ensuring its service fits in with major rugby fixtures.

Padraig O’Kane, the Fastnet Line’s chief executive, yesterday announced that having studied results from last winter, the company had decided to axe some early-week sailings because they were carrying too few passengers to make it economically viable.

He said the company had carried out research among passengers who had previously taken early-week winter sailings and discovered they were flexible enough to alter them in the future.