The ticket will be increased to VND195,000 (USD8.41) per passenger to travel from Sa Ky to Ly Son. The same price is applied for the trip from Ly Son to Sa Ky.
The ticket of the express ship service to Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai has been raised sharply
Beside the higher ticket, people going from Sa Ky to Ly Son will have to pay a service fee of VND18,000. However, the fees are exempted for the reserve direction.
Since 2017, the ticket from Sa Ky to Ly Son has been raised many times. Currently, the single ticket is VND168,000-178,000 on the Sa Ky-Ly Son route and VND150,000-160,000 for the reserve direction.
Dang Tan Thanh, vice chairman of Ly Son District People’s Committee, said the ticket price hike will affect local residents.
Vo Phien, deputy director of the provincial Department of Transport, said four firms which provide transportation services to Ly Son Island are suffering from loss due to higher fuel prices. So they proposed the higher high-express ship tickets, which is seen as suitable by the Quang Ngai Department of Transport.
According to Phien, the ticket would be slashed when fuel prices are lowered.
