Steam Packet reports rise in TT passengers

Fri, 11 Apr 2014

The numbers of visiting motorcyclists for this year’s TT are already up six per cent on last year, with some way to go.

That’s the message from the Steam Packet, which says the latest bookings show over 11,000 motorcycles will be arriving on Island over the fortnight.

The number of cars, vans and trailers is also up five per cent for the same period and passenger numbers are also up four per cent so far.

Chief executive Mark Woodward says growth is consistent: