#CampbeltownFerry - Campaigners according to BBC News who want a ferry link between Kintyre and Ayrshire to continue say a meeting with the transport secretary was "positive".

Calmac has run an experimental service linking Campbeltown and Ardrossan over the past three summers. Afloat.ie adds that as previously reported the seasonal route ended in September.

Campaigners said it had made a difference to Kintyre's economy and met Transport Secretary Derek Mackay to make their case.

A decision on the service's future is expected before Christmas.

The service - which was always envisaged as a pilot - provided three sailings in each direction each week.

It used a vessel (m.v. Isle of Arran) primarily used to provide an enhanced service between Ardrossan and Brodick on Arran over the summer months.

The sailings provided an alternative to the four-hour drive between Campbeltown and Glasgow and was the first regular car ferry service between Kintyre and Ayrshire.

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