Question reference: S6W-07229
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 March 2022
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many ferry sailings have been scheduled on the Ardrossan-Brodick ferry route in each year since 1999, and how many of these sailings did not take place due to (a) inclement weather, (b) mechanical breakdown and (c) other reasons, including COVID-19.
Answer
The number of scheduled sailings on the Ardrossan – Brodick route that did not take place in each year since 2007 is provided in the following table by contract year. Information prior to 1999 is not available and is not held by the operator, Calmac Ferries Limited.
Route Name: Ardrossan - Brodick | ||||||
Contract Year | Scheduled Sailings | Cancelled Sailings | Cancelled sailings (weather) | Cancelled sailings (technical) | Cancelled sailings (COVID) | Cancelled sailings (OTHER) |
CY 2007-08 | 4,166 | 171 | 164 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
CY 2008-09 | 4,146 | 154 | 133 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
CY 2009-10 | 3,991 | 86 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
CY 2010-11 | 3,916 | 106 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
CY 2011-12 | 3,831 | 170 | 157 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
CY 2012-13 | 4,672 | 130 | 114 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
CY 2013-14 | 4,695 | 204 | 176 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
CY 2014-15 | 4,708 | 308 | 227 | 61 | 0 | 20 |
CY 2015-16 | 4,748 | 336 | 222 | 110 | 0 | 4 |
CY 2016-17 | 4,860 | 252 | 123 | 122 | 0 | 7 |
CY 2017-18 | 4,773 | 327 | 109 | 212 | 0 | 6 |
CY 2018-19 | 4,928 | 310 | 234 | 30 | 0 | 46 |
CY 2019-20 | 3,686 | 494 | 413 | 36 | 0 | 45 |
CY 2020-21 | 4,820 | 702 | 324 | 43 | 67 | 268 |
CY 2021-22* | 1,532 | 364 | 269 | 5 | 90 | 0 |
Data up to and including February 2022
To note:
Due to Covid-19 an emergency timetable was in place between March 2020 and 25th October 2020, all disruption against the original timetable was classed as "other" (Covid-19).