Bookings at Brittany Ferries Jump 40% Amid Air Fuel Fears

24th April 2026

Jehan Ashmore

Armorique at Ringaskiddy, Cork Harbour from where it resumed the Roscoff seasonal service in recent weeks, joining Brittany Ferries' other year-round routes to mainland Europe. Credit: Jehan Ashmore

Brittany Ferries, which operate Ireland-France/Spain routes, have seen a 40% rise in summer bookings arising from fears over continuing airline fuel shortages impacting travel plans.

The company serves Cork to Roscoff (seasonal) in Brittany, Rosslare to Cherbourg, Normandy, and Rosslare to Bilbao, Vizcaya, in northern Spain. Combined, these routes generated almost 132,000 passengers travelling to France and Spain in 2025.

The Port du Bloscon (Roscoff)-based company said summer bookings had increased by 40% in the past fortnight, citing that the demand "reflects a growing shift among travellers away from uncertainty in air travel towards the reliability of travel by sea."

The Irish Examiner has more coverage on the ferry firm, which has guaranteed uninterrupted access to all maritime fuels.

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Jehan Ashmore

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals.

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