Fast ferry ready for sailing on Saturday - DFDS
DFDSA fast ferry service in Jersey will be ready for sailings from Saturday after experiencing delays, DFDS has announced.
The Tarifa Jet was meant to come into service on 28 March but the first sailing was cancelled due to technical issues.
DFDS has been relying on the slower Stena Vinga to take passengers between Jersey and St Malo.
The company said it had been waiting for the UK maritime agency to approve its use.
Schedule changes
DFDS took over the service in March from previous operator Condor Ferries, which had run the service for 60 years.
The Tarifa Jet has been undergoing a refit in Portland in preparation for its new service.
However, the delay has caused cancellations to trips to France and changes to the Portsmouth sailing schedule.
DFDS said it had been making "temporary schedule changes" ahead of Saturday's launch of the Tarifa Jet.
It said the Stena Vinga would operate on the Jersey-St Malo route with up to two return sailings daily, while the Côte d'Albâtre would continue on the Jersey to Portsmouth route with a slight timetable change.
Affected customers would be "rebooked automatically and contacted directly", said DFDS.
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