The company’s turnover for the year was also up by 5.2 percent to EUR 454.9 million.
The increase, recorded for the fourth consecutive year, represents the company’s “best performance in a decade,” according to Brittany Ferries.
In addition to growth in passenger numbers, the shipping firm reported a rise in freight carried. In total 204,000 units were transported in 2016, up by 6.7 percent y-o-y.
Brittany Ferries operates services from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth to France and Spain. There is also a weekly service from Roscoff in Brittany to Cork in Ireland.
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