Red Funnel has announced that it is making changes to its Red Jet timetable, reducing the number of round trips to just 7 a day from Saturday.
The decision follows recent changes to regional tier restrictions.
While the cross-Solent operator will maintain its daily Red Jet service between Southampton and West Cowes 7 days a week, the service will again move to a ‘commuter’ timetable format effective this Saturday (2nd January).
The revised temporary timetable will be as follows:
Red Funnel has revealed that it has seen up to 90% fewer passengers than pre-pandemic levels.
With demand significantly reduced, the Red Jets will also be able to carry up to five full size (non-folding) bicycles per crossing, on a first come first served basis.
To support Islanders crossing the Solent following the suspension of the FastCat service, Red Funnel also confirms that the company will continue to accept all pre-booked Wightlink foot passenger tickets on both its routes between Southampton and East and West Cowes.
Fran Collins, CEO, Red Funnel added:
“We continue to respond to the latest changes in restrictions and the needs of our community. As we have done throughout this challenging period, we strive to balance the short-term needs of the Island, its communities and our ability to sustain a lifeline service over the long-term. We also continue to work closely with the other operators and the Isle of Wight Council to ensure that the Island remains connected and supplied to the best of our efforts, and we look forward to resuming normal timetables as soon as we’re able.”
