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Stena HSS returns early to Holyhead route
Date: 21 May 2010 11:59 Source: Stena LineStena Line will be reintroducing its daily HSS service to the Holyhead Dun Laoghaire route a month early, due to a volcanic ash-induced increase in passenger demand.
The HSS Stena Explorer, which operates a daily two-hour service between North Wales and the Republic of Ireland, will now be returning to the Irish Sea on Wednesday 26 May instead of on 28 June, as originally planed.
Commenting on this decision Dermot Cairns, Stena Line’s general manager for travel on the Irish Sea, said, 'Our decision to bring the HSS Stena Explorer back to the route earlier than planned was influenced by heightened market demand. This was due, in part, to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding volcanic ash-related aviation issues.'
The HSS Stena Explorer can carry up to 1,500 passengers, 200 per cent more than on its currently operating counterpart the Stena Lynx. It can also transport 350 cars, compared to the Stena Lynx’s 140.
The reintroduction of the HSS will also enable handle higher volumes of foot passengers, which will facilitate passage through the Dun Laoghaire terminal and onward connections to Dublin City and the surrounding area by the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) train service.
The HSS Stena Explorer will operate one round trip daily, leaving Holyhead at 10.00hrs sailing from and a 13.15hrs sailing from Dun Laoghaire, sailing between 26 May and 5 September 2010.
The Stena Lynx will operate a fastcraft service from 10 July on the Fishguard-Rosslare route as originally planned.
For information or to make a booking, please visit the following pages:
• Stena Line
• Ferries to Ireland
• Holyhead Dun Laoghaire Ferry
• Fishguard Rosslare Ferry
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