5 Apr 2023

Tauranga women faces big costs after Bluebridge ferry cancelled

From Morning Report, 7:53 am on 5 April 2023

Days out from the Easter school holidays Bluebridge has again cancelled 4 sailings across Cook Strait today with those affected unable to rebook after cancelling sailings yesterday.

One Tauranga woman is facing big bills after her Bluebridge sailing was cancelled yesterday, forcing her to abandon her car in Blenheim and pay out for airfares home to Tauranga. 

Gisella Warmenhoven says she's had no luck trying to rebook or even get someone on the line at Bluebridge, and will also have to pay to fly back to Blenheim eventually to pick up her car - a situation she says fces many other cancelled ferry passengers.

Warmenhoven spoke to Morning Report.

Interislander sailings are going ahead as scheduled today they are fully booked for cars and are unable to offer standby bookings at this time.