More ferry woes yesterday

One man said he was at the terminal since 10 am with relatives, to travel on the ferry at 3 pm.

However, The Express did not arrive until 3.30 pm and it would be taking passengers who were waiting to depart at noon. The man said he travels to Tobago annually for Easter and while there have been delays in the past, yesterday’s was one of the worst.

When Newsday visited the terminal, hundreds of persons were in long lines leading to the ticket counters while others waited for news on the next sailing. “When I tell you that I’m fed up, I’m fed up,” one man remarked. Another man wondered why Caribbean Airlines could not use one of its larger jets to carry persons to and from Tobago, if there were delays with the ferries.

Contacted yesterday, Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan confirmed there was a delay with the Express. However he said the TT Spirit is operating and the water taxis will be used to supplement the Spirit and the Express over the Easter weekend.

The cargo vessel, Super Fast Galicia (which leaves TT on April 21), will continue to operate on the sea bridge over Easter. Sinanan said the new board of the Port Authority was meeting yesterday to continue to looking at options for the sea bridge beyond the Easter period.