Guernsey’s president of Economic Development says it was "unprofessional" of Jersey's ferry operator to sell tickets for sailings that it had no licence to run.
There are further repercussions for the decision by Guernsey and Jersey to choose different ferry operators.
DFDS announced yesterday (26 May) that it was cancelling its short summer day trips to Guernsey in July and August, although, only a handful were scheduled.
The Danish ferry firm said that instead it would use the slots for extra rotations between Jersey and St Malo.
The move has been met with surprise by the president of Guernsey's Committee for Economic Development, Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller, who says Jersey's operator had not been granted a licence to sail into St Peter Port:
"Our legislation for the operation of Ro-Ro vessels requires that a licence is required for DFDS to operate.
"So to put a schedule in place that hasn't received a licence approval is really unprofessional.
"These sailings have not been authorised in the first place."
At this stage both sides are playing down the fall out, which follows Guernsey rejecting DFDS' proposals to run a Friday/Monday rotation from Jersey to Guernsey in 2026.
DFDS says it "would welcome further engagement involving both island governments, ports and other relevant officials."
Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller says Guernsey is still happy to talk about the inter island service:
"It's our job to be open and to ensure that the government delivers on better sea and air connectivity, and it's one of the committee's key priorities."
Last month a new BA Guernsey Heathrow air route opened up, subsidised by the committee.
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