In the last week of June, the Limassol-Piraeus interconnection is expected to start.
Speaking to State Radio, the Deputy Minister of Shipping, Vassilis Demetriades expressed optimism that the fares will be much lower than fifty euros for a one-way trip and eighty euros for a round trip.
As Mr Demetriades said, the tender document concerns the periods from May to September.
Asked about the success of the second tender as opposed to the first, Mr Demetriades explained that the difference was a combination of factors. "We realised that the carriers were not able to allocate a vessel for the whole year for the same service because it was considered unprofitable."
At the same time, he added, we had renegotiated the approval we had secured from the European Commission by focusing on seasonality, particularly in the summer months, a period when our fellow citizens have more need to travel. This is why the new tender document concerns the months of May to September.
"This was the notable difference in the tender document as well as the partial increase of the subsidy to cover the increase of the fuel price in line with the flexibility we gave to the ship, i.e. not to be from 200 passengers and above but from 100," he stressed.
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