KUALA PERLIS: Passengers taking the ferry to Langkawi from Kuala Kedah, Alor Setar were forced to board the ferry to the tourist island from the Kuala Perlis jetty this afternoon.
Shafinaz Ibrahim, 38, along with her husband and children were supposed to board the ferry from Kuala Kedah at 12.30pm this afternoon but was cancelled leaving the family with no choice but to move to Kuala Perlis to board the ferry at 4pm on Wednesday (Sept 18).
"I am grateful to be able to return to Langkawi after being in the village in Kedah via Kuala Perlis Jetty... fortunately the ticket in Kuala Kedah can be refunded and we re-purchased the ticket to board the ferry here," she said when met by Bernama in Kuala Perlis jetty on Wednesday (Sept 18).
Sharing the same opinion, Lim Yi Mei, 30, said she had to transfer to Kuala Perlis Jetty from Kuala Kedah to return to Langkawi as the ferry service at the Kuala Perlis Jetty was still operating as usual.
"My ticket in Kuala Kedah was supposed to be at 2pm this afternoon but has been cancelled. I have no other choice but to go to Kuala Perlis Jetty as I have to return to Langkawi, I managed to get tickets for the ferry at 4pm from Kuala Perlis Jetty," she said.
Meanwhile, Langkawi Ferry Line Ventures Sdn Bhd general manager Captain Dr Baharin Baharom said the ferry schedule from Kuala Perlis to Langkawi on Wednesday is operating as usual with the last trip at 4pm.
"At Kuala Perlis Jetty, the ferry is running as usual at 9.30am, 9.35am, 10.30am, noon, 1.30pm, 2pm, 3pm and ends at 4pm," he said.
Baharin said the trip to Langkawi from Kuala Perlis at 4pm which involved only one ferry on Wednesday was full with 651 passengers.
Earlier, Bernama reported that eight ferry trips on the Langkawi-Kuala Kedah-Langkawi route had to be cancelled due to the high waves on Wednesday. - Bernama
