Bridge opening to see ferry services cutback
Public ferry services to the airport island and Hulhumalé will be affected.
28 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Scheduled public ferry services between the capital and its suburb, Hulhumalé, will be cut back once the bridge that connects the two islands is opened.
Public ferry operator, the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company, told local media that the company anticipated a decrease in ferry usage as the bridge would make it possible for anyone to travel between the islands at any time.
MTCC head of transport, Mohamed Nazim, told Mihaaru that the changes to ferry scheduling would reflect the decrease in the number of passengers.
“There will be a change to the number of people who use ferries [once the bridge is open]. We will do an assessment to measure the decrease and then decide,” he said.
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