Earlier this week, the Gozo Channel said that they are looking for a company which would give the Maltese population the opportunity to travel through the use of a fast ferry service, the Gozo University Group (GUG) has said.
"This service would leave the Gozo Harbour and travel to the Grand Harbour, making the trips between the two islands far quicker."
The GUG is pleased to see that this service is being worked on. "It is a project which the Organisation has been in favour of for a long time. Despite these promising steps, there is still work to be done to make the service better for Gozitan students."
"The current Gozo Channel fee is that of €1.15 for the Gozitan passengers and since most students travel by bus in Malta, the fee totals up to around €2. This is going to change once the fast ferry service comes into fruition. This will have the fee of €6 which is more than 3 times more than the current ferry fee. They would still have to pay the usual fee for using the bus to their destination."
"As we already have said, this initiative is one of great promise and we are glad that the Chairman of the Gozo Channel, Joe Cordina, has said that he is sure that they will get it done. The talk of fourth ferry is still ongoing. This might help for time being but as we have already said, it cannot be a solution for the long run."