Political factor:
The government has implemented a project that Gozo Channel Co Ltd will be affected badly if it will happen. The government is thinking about building up a bridge from Malta to Gozo so people will travel by car not with the Gozo Channel Co Ltd. Gozo Channel Co Ltd have to do something so as to be competitive and not to loose customers maybe they will reduce the travel prices and even food prices. They obviously are going to loose customers as people may prefer going to Gozo by car as they will win more time or else you’ll find people that don’t drive and have to go with the Gozo channel.
Legal factor:
The government has restricted the law of sick leave. When an employer is sick he has to call the company and tell them that he is sick and they will send their own doctor to check what type of sickness he have. Gozo Channel Co Ltd has been affected good and bad in this factor. Good is because the employers will feel more comfortable working within the company as they will take sick leave when they are sick and they will be paid normally, and bad is because some of the employers will abuse with this law. Some of the employers may tell the company that they are sick but they won’t be sick, they just want a day off. Even if the company sends the doctor he will not know as there are types of sickness that even the doctor can’t tell you what you have.
Social factor:
The company like to organize travel arraignments on the festive seasons or some activities that are happening in Gozo and even in Malta. They can reduce the prices to travel so people may be interested more in travelling with the Gozo Channel and they will have more profit. For example in the Isle Of MTV many people come to Malta to come to this festival. This will lead to many traffic in Malta and in Gozo and so they will increase the time of travelling from Gozo to Malta. This will help as there will be less traffic and people will feel less frustrated.