With the airspace of most northern and western European countries being closed due to the fallout of ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland, air transportation has been severely disrupted and many passengers have chosen an alternative way of travelling: by ferry.
German-Danish Scandlines called in extra catering staff to serve all stranded air passengers. Scandlines records showed a clear increase in passenger, car and bus volumes, especially on their traffic machine routes of Helsingør – Helsingborg, Gedser – Rostock and Rødby – Puttgarden.
"We are effectively operating at the level of peak summer days, on what is normally a quiet weekend in April," said Michael Speckenbach, Corporate Communications Director at Scandlines.
In other news, John Steen-Mikkelsen has resigned his position of COO of Scandlines in Denmark to take up the position of CEO at Bornholmstrafikken. Scandlines CEO Michael Hassing also recently resigned.
