Thousands face holiday chaos as Brittany Ferries flagship sailings cancelled

The holiday plans of thousands of people have been thrown into disarray after technical problems forced the cancellation of this weekend’s sailings of Brittany Ferries flagship Pont-Aven vessel between Cork and France.

And plans announced two years ago to replace the vessel have been put on hold, it has emerged.

The French ferry and holiday company confirmed last night that the Pont-Aven’s scheduled sailing on Friday from Rosscoff to Cork, and its Saturday sailing from Cork to Rosscoff have both been cancelled.