Figures disclosed to The Herald show the state-owned company operated 3866 sailings with five or fewer passengers – 40% of its total journeys – in December. Of those, 791 had no paying customers on board.
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800 ferry sailings without passengers in one month CalMac blames Government for lack of timetable flexibility
CALMAC is making hundreds of ferry crossings with no passengers on board, prompting calls for an urgent review of services provided by the publicly-funded operator .
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