A great deal of work has gone into trying to make this happen, but due to marine regulation constraints, a service between Southsea and Sandown would not be viable.
There'll be extra craft in operation for the Festival so why not apply for a Hovertravel Blue Card and enjoy 20% off fares across the Solent this weekend.
The MP says he's pleased the operators are taking responsibility for incidents seriously and that they understand passengers’ frustrations and anger over what's happened over last few months.
OnTheWight asked the ferry companies what their reaction was to Andrew Turner's performance in the House of Commons the other day. Here are the responses from two of them.