No passengers to travel on Commodore Clipper for the next month due to Coronavirus

Condor has announced that the Commodore Clipper will only carry freight from next week.

The decision has been made to minimise the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak and ensure food and other items are supplied to the islands.

The company will stop allowing passengers onboard from Monday 16 March and will see the Clipper and the Commodore Goodwill operate from Portsmouth to Guernsey and Jersey with freight only, for the next four weeks.

Passengers and their vehicles booked on Clipper over the period will beswitched to Poole.

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The company is working to notify all customers of the changes and willoffer refunds or amend bookings as appropriate.

• States of Jersey travel advice and information is available here.

• States of Guernsey travel advice is available here.