Economic Development president Sasha Kazantseva-Miller and her Jersey counterpart, Gerald Voisin, said that ‘some options to improve the situation in the near future’ were now under consideration following talks they held this week.
They acknowledged that inter-island travel remained ‘challenging’ and hoped they could work together to find ways of improving air and sea links between the islands.
Jersey’s assistant minister for sport, Senator Serena Kersten, criticised links as ‘not good enough’ earlier this month, after a weekend during which teams and spectators at inter-island sporting fixtures were left frustrated by lack of services.
‘It was a pleasure to meet with Deputy Voisin and discuss how Guernsey and Jersey can work together to strengthen connectivity between our islands,’ said Deputy Kazantseva-Miller.
‘Reliable and affordable transport links are vital for our communities, businesses and visitor economies, and it is important that we continue to engage constructively on the challenges we face.
‘While there are no quick solutions, we share a commitment to exploring practical opportunities to improve connectivity by both sea and air and the opportunities to promote the Channel Islands tourism collectively and enhance the benefits that connectivity brings to both Bailiwicks.’
The two politicians said they identified cruise tourism as one part of the industry where the islands could co-operate more.
Deputy Voisin said they were now looking into ‘short- and medium-term options’ to improve links between the islands before meeting again to agree next steps and further announcements.
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