FOI/202500455050 · FOI · released
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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