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Record year for Cargo on Wasaline – Strong recovery on the passenger segment despite the pandemy year 2021
Wasaline reports in a press release that despite the Covid-19 pandemic that continued for most of 2021, passenger volumes increased by 87.5% and Wasaline carried 107,659 passengers (57,415). The number of passenger vehicles increased by 69.2%. During the Autumn, when the corona passport was used for entry, the passenger growth was significant. After the traffic start of Aurora Botnia, passenger volymes was all-time high every month. Unfortunately, the positive development was interrupted in mid-December when the new Covid-19 variant and tightening of travel restrictions were introduced again.The departures increased by 21.3% to 990 departures (816).