新渡轮投得三条离岛航线牌照 总体票价将升4.6%
运输署公布六条主要离岛渡轮服务招标结果,经公开招标及评审委员会详细评审後,新世界第一渡轮服务有限公司获选营运中环──长洲、来往坪洲、梅窝、芝麻湾及长洲的横水渡及中环──梅窝航线;而港九小轮有限公司则获选营运中环──坪洲、中环──榕树湾及中环──索罟湾航线。新批出为期五年的渡轮牌照将由2021年4月1日起生效。在新牌照期内,营办商会提升服务水平、改善乘客设施及提供新的票价优惠。
根据招标结果,个别航线会增加清晨、晚间或繁忙时段的班次以提升服务水平。例如,大部分航线都会在星期一至星期六(公众假期除外)加开航班。
营办商亦会改善乘客设施,例如在码头内提供Wi-Fi、更换座椅和风扇、设置自助票务机等。营办商会透过智能手机应用程式发放渡轮航线实时到达时间和剩余座位数目资讯,以及以机器可读格式透过政府「资料一线通」网站发放相关资讯予公众使用。
至於票价方面,考虑到六条主要离岛渡轮航线上次加价是在2017年,运输署在招标时已规定投标者建议各项票种的票价时不得较其现行相关航线的票价水平高出超过5%,并且规定必须提供全新的票价优惠建议。获选营办商除了继续实施现有包括月票及假日来回票的票价优惠外,亦会提供学生月票及多程票的新票价优惠,而成人单程票平均票价加幅则约为4.7%。新的票价安排将於新的五年牌照期起(即2021年4月1日起)生效。
新渡轮行政总裁蔡柏荣指,公司成功投得三条离岛航线之渡轮服务牌照,在新冠状病毒病的疫情肆虐下,新渡轮今年首八个月的三条离岛航线渡轮服务整体载客量,较去年同期已未如理想的营运环境更见每况愈下,录得约20%的跌幅。在新牌照下,因应营运成本的上升,总体票价平均会有约4.6%的上调,票价详情会於来年适时公布。(el/u) ~
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