![]() ![]() ![]() The astronomical cost of fares is in no small way due to the way that the ferry company is structured and financed. The current issues are mostly due to the vessels and the routes being not fit for purpose, other than from the Ferry perspective. Review the market and determine if the number of sailings deliver more than is required, if so then tailor the schedules to an optimal number. Renege on the 'user agreement' or at the VERY least take it off the table for any future deals. The lack of availability of suitable alternative vessels sitting around doing nothing and immediately ready to go to see should they be needed (for obvious reasons) The restrictions on the type of vessel that can be used due to the ports used, their harbours and approaches. The fact that people whine at the cost of a ticket now, never mind with additional craft or newer craft. The fact that both current issues are outside the control of them or any other company ![]() The requirements in the user agreement imposed by the government. Have any of you anti Steam Packet smart arse keyboard bashers actually got any useful and viable ideas for making sailings more reliable (I agree the communication should be better in event of issues? Maybe a House of Keys forum would be one solution, provided by and as a means of improving both transparency and democracy, both of which are painfully obviously lacking, but until then it is insulting that there is not some formal input to this, the only general forum that addresses all aspects of Island life. Input from an official government source is the very least that should be provided for some matters. The continuing approach of 'ignore it and it will soon be forgotten' that is adopted especially by the majority of the members of The Keys is shameful. Of course it isn't a form of official communication but there is absolutely no reason why responses or comments should not be made from an official source and every reason why, especially in some cases such as the continuing ferry inadequacies, such should indeed be the case. While I'm sure a lot of people watch these forums to help "take the temperature" of local feelings, you're kidding yourself if you think it represents an official form of communication that warrants a response. ![]()
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