CalMac sailing cancellation data: FOI release

Information requested

The number of sailings cancelled by CalMac, over each of the last three years, on the following routes:

Tarbert-Portavadie; Claonaig-Lochranza.

You also asked for this data to be broken down by reason (weather, technical or other).

Response

I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested, in the format you requested.

The answer to your question is:

CY6 (01 October 2021 – 30 September 2022)

Total no. of cancelled sailings (Portavadie-Tarbert): 701

Weather cancellations: 164
Technical cancellations: 8
Other cancellations: 529 (229 of which were related to Covid-19)

Total no. of cancelled sailings (Claonaig-Lochranza): 134

Weather cancellations: 100
Technical cancellations: 8
Other cancellations: 26 (8 of which were related to Covid-19)

CY7 (01 October 2022 - 30 September 2023)

Total no. of cancelled sailings (Portavadie- Tarbert): 647

Weather cancellations: 160
Technical cancellations: 14
Other cancellations: 473

Total no. of cancelled sailings (Claonaig-Lochranza): 163

Weather cancellations: 115
Technical cancellations: 48
Other cancellations: 0

CY8 (01 October 2023 - 30 September 2024)

Total no. of cancelled sailings (Portavadie- Tarbert): 1,373

Weather cancellations: 296
Technical cancellations: 1,073
Other cancellations: 4

Total no. of cancelled sailings (Claonaig-Lochranza): 92

Weather cancellations: 90
Technical cancellations: 2
Other cancellations: 0

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