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FRS mulls increased Gibraltar - Tangier service
Date: 22 Oct 2007 00:00 Source: Lloyds ListTarifa based ferry operator FRS Iberia is exploring plans to increase the frequency of its service between Gibraltar and the Moroccan port of Tangier. The service has been operated on a weekly basis for some time, but company officials believe there may be scope for daily sailings.
Their rationale hinges on the increase in flights at Gibraltar airport, particularly to the Spanish capital. The idea is to target tourist traffic from the Spanish hinterland — and from the UK — and use Gibraltar as a stepping stone to north Africa. “We are working to develop the commercial plan to capture traffic from these areas,” says FRS managing director Luis Mora. “We are looking to see if it’s viable.”
The company already offers all-in packages to Moroccan destinations from Spanish ports and similar trips could be run from here. It has been looking at ways to boost its Gibraltar schedule for some time.
But the results of an initial trial earlier this year were less than heartening. FRS operated daily services during two weeks at the start of summer and passenger figures were disappointing.
Changes in the schedules of airlines operating between Gibraltar and Madrid may further dampen the ferry company’s plans.
GB Airways has pulled its daily round-trip service to Madrid for the winter, although it will revisit its plans for the route next year. Spanish carrier Iberia, the only other airline operating between the Rock and the Spanish capital, has also scaled back its service.
FRS Iberia, which remains committed to the project, has met with Joe Holliday, Gibraltar’s tourism and transport minister, to discuss options relating to the daily service.
The context for these discussions is the major investment in tourism and trade infrastructure in progress in northern Morocco.
The development of northern Morocco is attracting substantial foreign investment and Gibraltar has explored possible opportunities for joint initiatives.
Earlier this year, key executives from the Tangier Mediterranean Special Agency visited Gibraltar to brief local businesses on various projects under way on the other side of the Strait.
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