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Originally Posted by Deeranged

Fixed that for you Islay

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I enclose details of the latest fiasco concerning Calmac ferries which should be of interest to you having previously posted that you have travelled to the island of Mull by a Calmac ferry. https://mullandionaferrycommittee.or...ed-to-just-45/
If this fiasco is not resolved by the busy Easter 2025 weekend the Lochaline to Finnish sailings to Mull will be extremely busy.
If this problem with the Isle of Mull ferry had happened with the MV Finlaggan ferry sailing on the Kennacraig to Islay route the members of the Islay Ferry Committee would have nothing about it until it was far too late to do anything about it.
The members of the Islay Ferry Committee are only interested in ensuring that HGVs belonging to B Mundell Limited and cattle floats transporting sheep and cattle from Islay after auctions are able to sail on the ferry. They have no interest in anyone else which has been proved by the Co-op lorry and the vehicle bringing medicines to Islay being left on the pier at Kennacraig when B Mundell Limited used his block bookings to send five empty HGV road tankers on the MV Finlaggan.
There had been about 14 cancelled sailings at the beginning of last July due to one of the skippers being frightened to sail in moderately windy weather because Port Askaig pier was closed leaving only Port Ellen pier available for use.

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Originally Posted by islaydarkblue

I enclose details of the latest fiasco concerning Calmac ferries which should be of interest to you having previously posted that you have travelled to the island of Mull by a Calmac ferry. https://mullandionaferrycommittee.or...ed-to-just-45/
If this fiasco is not resolved by the busy Easter 2025 weekend the Lochaline to Finnish sailings to Mull will be extremely busy.
If this problem with the Isle of Mull ferry had happened with the MV Finlaggan ferry sailing on the Kennacraig to Islay route the members of the Islay Ferry Committee would have nothing about it until it was far too late to do anything about it.
The members of the Islay Ferry Committee are only interested in ensuring that HGVs belonging to B Mundell Limited and cattle floats transporting sheep and cattle from Islay after auctions are able to sail on the ferry. They have no interest in anyone else which has been proved by the Co-op lorry and the vehicle bringing medicines to Islay being left on the pier at Kennacraig when B Mundell Limited used his block bookings to send five empty HGV road tankers on the MV Finlaggan.
There had been about 14 cancelled sailings at the beginning of last July due to one of the skippers being frightened to sail in moderately windy weather because Port Askaig pier was closed leaving only Port Ellen pier available for use.

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Love it, never change.

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Originally Posted by islaydarkblue

I enclose details of the latest fiasco concerning Calmac ferries which should be of interest to you having previously posted that you have travelled to the island of Mull by a Calmac ferry. https://mullandionaferrycommittee.or...ed-to-just-45/
If this fiasco is not resolved by the busy Easter 2025 weekend the Lochaline to Finnish sailings to Mull will be extremely busy.
If this problem with the Isle of Mull ferry had happened with the MV Finlaggan ferry sailing on the Kennacraig to Islay route the members of the Islay Ferry Committee would have nothing about it until it was far too late to do anything about it.
The members of the Islay Ferry Committee are only interested in ensuring that HGVs belonging to B Mundell Limited and cattle floats transporting sheep and cattle from Islay after auctions are able to sail on the ferry. They have no interest in anyone else which has been proved by the Co-op lorry and the vehicle bringing medicines to Islay being left on the pier at Kennacraig when B Mundell Limited used his block bookings to send five empty HGV road tankers on the MV Finlaggan.
There had been about 14 cancelled sailings at the beginning of last July due to one of the skippers being frightened to sail in moderately windy weather because Port Askaig pier was closed leaving only Port Ellen pier available for use.

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Thanks, I found that very informative in a couldn't really care less kind of way.

What would happen if Blundells lost the contract?

Ouch, can't believe I bit! 😄

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Originally Posted by BCram

What would happen if Blundells lost the contract?

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It would be wonderful if Mundell?s lost the contract as they are notorious for cancelling their previously block booked sailings within 24 hours of the date of their sailing or do not turn up for their sailing with no financial penalty.
In 2022 12,000 car spaces at 36 pounds each were lost on the Kennacraig to Islay route thanks to the late cancellation or ?no shows? of previously block booked sailings at a cost to the Scottish taxpayers of four hundred and thirty two thousand pounds.
Commercial companies block book their entitlement of vehicles on every Calmac sailing whether they need them or not prior to bookings for the general public opening for each Calmac timetable period. eg the Summer Timetable period and the Winter Timetable period.
The members of the Islay Community Council Ferry Committee are frightened to highlight this problem with the late cancellation of previously block booked sailings being cancelled within 24 hours of the date of their sailing and no shows to the national newspapers and media because Ben Mundell and now Matthew Mundell are a member of the Islay Community Council Ferry Committee.
Holidaymakers are unable to book the ferry from Kennacraig to Islay because the ferry is full yet it can sail half empty due to block bookings being cancelled within 24 hours or the date of their sailing and no shows.
Last May I received an email from the Scottish Government minister Pauline Martin who stated that the Scottish Government was working on getting this abuse of the block booking system on the Kennacraig to Islay route stopped.
More duff information as just over a month later Mundell?s used their five blocked bookings and sent over five empty road tankers on the ferry from Kennacraig to Islay irrespective of the consequences of empty shelves in the Co-op stores on Islay and a shortage of medicines on the island.