10 Red Jet crossings have been cancelled tomorrow (Friday) as cross-Solent travel operator Red Funnel continues to struggle with staff availability.
The 06:05, 07:15, 08:25, 15:35 and 16:45 from Southampton and 06:40, 07:50, 09:00, 16:10 and 17:20 from Cowes have been cancelled due to critical staff availability.
This comes after cancellations were made last night and today (Thursday) to the company’s vehicle East Cowes – Southampton ferry – again due to a lack of staff.
Red Funnel apologises for any inconvenience to your journey.
surely all the prevous staff that pulled the sickies before cant keep on! myst be feeling better by now !3 strikes your out fgs.ludicrous.
how would this bs go down in france or anywhere else?wouldnt happen.but when a festival with money too be had all round…well blow me…no sickies
No difference to being on strike
God help anyone who relys on these boats for commuting to work hospital appointments or any other regular buisness on the mainland. Our two ferry companies are abysmal and the service they provide is just getting worse and worse. We shouldn’t be expected to put up with this.
All those helpful hardworking Europeans, who were the mainstay of RF staff over the years, have long since departed these shores, thanks to The Brexit God, who continues to shower us with his gifts.
The is a massive problem if you have to depend on foreigners to run a company, too many lazy Brits.
Didn’t Bob Seeley make a statement some months ago about how he’d successfully addressed the question of over manning on the IW ferries?
2021 accounts eagerly and imminently awaited, but by 31 Dec 2020 they had dumped 50 staff out of 500. Apparently the following year showed a remarkable upturn in performance, so it will be interesting to see how many more staff they saw fit to “lose” under improving circumstances.
Brexit-the anti European racism, which has decimated the numbers of willing essential workers in the UK.
You’re blaming Brexit for people being off sick? I know Brexit gets blamed for a lot of things but that’s the first time I’ve heard it blamed for people phoning in sick.