Passenger ship navigation of the East Siberian River Shipping Company in 2009 will begin on different routes from May 23 to July 6. Passengers will have trips to Baikal, Nizhneangarsk, Sandy Bay and Ust Barguzin, and two ferries will operate through the Olkhon Gates, the old Dorozhnik and the new Olkhon. In summer ticket prices will rise by 17 to 20 percent due to higher costs for maintenance and repair of ships, including more expensive spare parts and equipment.
Navigation of passenger vessels of the East Siberian River Shipping Company in 2009, depending on the routes, will begin in the period from May 23 to July 6.As reported by the Eastland holding company, from May 23 steamers will begin operating on Lake Baikal to the settlements of Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty, from June 19 – from Irkutsk to Nizhneangarsk, from June 26 – to Peschanaya Bay, and from July 6 – to Ust-Barguzin (Buryatia).
It is expected that two ferries – the old "Dorozhnik" and the new "Olkhon" – will transport passengers across the Olkhonskiye Vorota Strait. The navigation season for the old ferry is set from May 20 to August 31, and for the new one – from June 20 to December 15.
Ticket prices on passenger vessels of the East Siberian River Shipping Company in the summer of 2009 will increase by 17-20% compared with 2008. As reported by the Eastland holding company, this is due to the increase in the costs of maintaining and repairing vessels, including because of rising prices for spare parts and component equipment for shipping in 2009.