Ferry tickets: Elevate costs even in the course of the day – 2024-06-26 08:04:24

The Minister of Transport, Christos Stylianidis, is able to name the Competitors Committee for the ferry tickets, as he’s fearful about whether or not the competitors is working correctly on some ferry strains.

The Ministry of Transport has initiated the procedures for the institution of a Worth Observatory, to observe how the costs of ferry tickets fluctuate. On some strains there’s a distinction in costs from each day and even throughout the similar day primarily between high-speed trains.

Actually, ministry officers have been commenting {that a} phenomenon much like what occurs within the aviation business is noticed the place costs differ vastly even throughout the similar day.

This reality implies that the competitors is working, nevertheless, an issue is created by the value will increase recorded on the times when an organization is lively on the precise strains.

The strains for ferry tickets underneath the microscope

At this level it needs to be identified that the Competitors Fee, so far as the delivery business is anxious, attaches explicit significance to the state of competitors registered by delivery line.

It’s recalled that within the case of the acquisition of Hellenic Seaways by the Attica Group in 2018, it had requested as a way to approve the commitments undertaken and associated to the non-increase of fares and the creation of situations to facilitate the entry of rivals within the particular person affected delivery strains.

The priority of the Ministry of Transport primarily considerations intra-island strains and the costs of high-speed trains, the place massive variations are recorded from each day with the market being characterised by that of airways. After all, as famous competently within the case of the aviation sector, there is no such thing as a difficulty in distinction to delivery the place the big variations are an issue.

Examples

For instance, on the Paros-Syros line, on sooner or later the ticket for the one high-speed ferry on the road is 59.70, whereas on the opposite day, when there are two high-speed ferries, the value is lowered to 49 euros.

Additionally on the Piraeus-Mykonos line, on Thursdays when there is just one firm, the ticket by speedboat at 9.30 within the morning is 84.70 euros. On the subsequent day, Friday, the place there’s additionally a high-speed boat of one other firm, the ticket of the primary one is lowered to 70 euros, as is the ticket of the second firm.

On the road Heraklion-Santorini on sooner or later the ticket of 1 firm is 92 euros and the subsequent day when the speedboat of the opposite firm can be accessible the ticket is lowered to 59 euros.

Additionally on the Piraeus-Santorini line, the day begins with a ticket at 89.70 and steadily, as different high-speed ferries of different corporations “enter” the road, it’s lowered to 58 euros within the afternoon hours.

On the Piraeus Ios line sooner or later you possibly can journey by speedboat on the worth of 84 euros, whereas the subsequent day there are additionally the choices of 59 and 67 euros as different speedboats enter the road.

Nonetheless, ticket costs on the principle routes all through the Aegean stay on the similar ranges as final yr in the identical interval, because the ferry corporations didn’t proceed with will increase, as their representatives declare and it’s clear from the comparative information.

Costs – fireplace

For instance, the value in economic system class from Piraeus to Syros by typical ferry on June 23, 2023 was 45.5 euros, whereas it’s precisely the identical this yr. Additionally by high-speed boat on the identical day final yr it was 62.7 euros and this yr it decreased barely to 59.7 euros.

The image is analogous from Rafina, the place the costs on the standard ferries to Tinos stay on the similar ranges, at 35-49 euros, relying on the kind of seat, as final yr, in addition to on the high-speed ferries (from 59 to 95, 7 euros).

Nonetheless, tickets are nonetheless costly. A visit to distant most important islands for a household of 4 by automobile prices a wage. For instance, we must always point out that from Piraeus to Rhodes the associated fee begins from 962 euros as much as 1,108.50 euros, relying on the kind of cabin (four-bed inside cabin or two doubles).

Supply: ot.gr