Wales and Northern Ireland to be linked by ‘temporary’ ferry route
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The dramatic re-drawing of transport routes due to Covid is continuing – with a new ferry link between Holyhead in northwest Wales and Belfast. Stena Line says it is “currently experiencing very high demand on its Belfast routes” and that the new link “will provide much-needed additional capacity to and from Northern Ireland”. The firm’s trade director, Paul Grant, said: “The much-anticipated summer rebound for travel is beginning and we are hugely encouraged by current booking trends.” A planned air link between Belfast City airport and Cardiff has been scuppered by the collapse of Stobart Air, which was to have operated the route on behalf of Aer Lingus Regional.
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