CalMac confirms cancellation of Stornoway-Ullapool sailings due to Covid-19 protocol

Published: 13:06, 24 February 2022

| Updated: 13:07, 24 February 2022

Covid-19 infections have caused cancellations on the Ullapool-Stornoway route. Picture: Alan Jamieson from Aberdeen, via Wikimedia Commons [CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

The 5.30pm sailing from Ullapool to Stornoway is the latest of several sailings of the Stornoway-Ullapool ferry to be cancelled today (Thursday), CalMac has confirmed.

The ferry operator confirmed the following sailings had now been cancelled due to Covid protocol.

Departing Stornoway - 7am and 2pm

Departing Ullapool - 10:30am and 5:30pm

A statement on the Cal Mac website said: "We would advise passengers, where possible, to travel on the 19:10 sailing from Uig. An update regarding sailings on Friday 25th February will be provided later this afternoon.

"We recognise that cancelling a service can be very challenging for our customers and the communities we serve and apologise for the disruption this will cause. "

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For the latest information visit www.calmac.co.uk/service-status

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