Brittany Ferries has announced that 7 of its spring routes will not return until May due to the fall in passenger numbers caused by coronavirus travel restrictions.
In a statement published yesterday, the ferry operator said that there is “little prospect” of the current restrictions easing in the near future.
As a consequence, 4 ships that are currently laid-up will not now resume service in mid-May at the earliest. They had been scheduled to return next month.
The seven routes that are affected are as follows:
| Ship | Route(s) |
| Barfleur | Poole to Cherbourg |
| Bretagne | Portsmouth to St Malo |
| Cap Finistère Cap Finistère |
Portsmouth to Bilbao Portsmouth to Santander |
| Pont-Aven Pont-Aven Pont-Aven |
Plymouth to Roscoff Plymouth to Santander Cork to Roscoff |
The following ships and routes will nonetheless continue to operate as scheduled so as to accommodate those with essential travel requirements and to allow freight to flow freely:
| Ship | Route(s) |
| Armorique | Route to be confirmed |
| Connemara Connemara |
Rosslare to Cherbourg Rosslare to Bilbao |
| Cotentin | Portsmouth to Le Havre* |
| Galicia Galicia |
Portsmouth to Santander Portsmouth to Cherbourg |
| Mont St Michel | Portsmouth to Caen |
| Normandie | Portsmouth to Caen* |
*denotes freight-only service
Photo credit: Brittany Ferries