NorthLink reports 95% drop in passenger numbers over nine-week period due to coronavirus [John O Groat Journal]





Date: 11/06/2020

Serco NorthLink has revealed that passenger numbers across all its ferry routes saw a 95 per cent drop over a nine-week period up to the end of May.


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NorthLink reports 95% drop in passenger numbers over nine-week period due to coronavirus

John O Groat Journal

Serco NorthLink has revealed that passenger numbers across all its ferry routes saw a 95 per cent drop over a nine-week period up to the end of May.

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