BC Ferries outage impacts website, app, phones

BC Ferries' website, app, and phonelines are unavailable on the Monday of the May long weekend due to an IT outage.

BC Ferries' website, app, and phonelines are unavailable on the Monday of the May long weekend due to an IT outage.

Customers and would-be travellers were first advised of the issue in a tweet around 7:30 a.m.

Two hours later, an update said the IT team was "working on a fix."

Updates on sailings, ticketing and conditions are being provided on Twitter.

Ninety-five extra sailings were added over the long weekend in order to accommodate the more than 430,000 passengers and 170,000 vehicles expected.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.