A shipowner in a force 10. Currently, Brittany Ferries only operates six of its eleven vessels.
And again, almost exclusively for transporting goods, while its economic model consists of conveying passengers.
Indeed, trade with the United Kingdom, its main market (90% of sales), is limited: only trips for essential reasons are possible.
"
We plan to relaunch passenger crossings from June 17
," says Jean-Marc Roué, president of the shipping company.
But we don't know if the borders with the UK will be reopened.
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The summer period during which the Breton ferry operator garners the majority of its sales therefore begins badly: after having sold 700,000 tickets in 2020, it intends to do barely a little better this year (900,000), far from a normal vintage ( 1.2 million tickets).
“
Over the two combined financial years 2020 and 2021, we will have achieved 220 million losses,
” sighs Jean-Marc Roué.
Year
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