Condor confirms 200 jobs affected by pandemic

Condor will resume sailings to St Malo from Jersey.
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Condor has confirmed that 200 members of its staff will be affected because of coronavirus.

The ferry operator says it has felt the impact of the pandemic hard, and 'resizing of the business' was required as a result.

In a message to customers, the company's CEO Paul Luxon said the past few months have been 'very challenging'.

Mr Luxon says the move to place France on Jersey's 'amber' list for quarantine guidance, which requires inbound passengers to self-isolate for five days, has led to a drop in bookings and more customers choosing to cancel their trips.

He added that with a move to quarantine-free travel in Guernsey unlikely, the move to a seven-day testing programme means that some sailings may no longer be viable and could be cancelled.

Freight services have also been affected recently at St Malo following the liquidation of the stevedore company at the port, resulting in Saturday round-trip sailings there being suspended. This will continue as Condor still cannot dock its freight ship at St Malo.

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