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Blue Islands is back. The Channel Islands airline has formally launched its new brand identity, new routes, new website and new product offering. Tickets with new fare options have also gone on sale at blueislands.com and all customers are being invited to sign up to the airline’s new Blue Skies Club frequent flyer programme. Direct Blue Islands passenger air services from Guernsey to Jersey…

Due to high demand for Bailiwick staycations, Aurigny are adding more Alderney flights to its summer schedule until the end of August 2020. Customers will now find a host of extra flights on the schedule including early morning flights 6 days a week with two new Saturday flights to allow islanders to take full advantage of all of the staycation offers this summer. The new schedule is now live…

Flights to the Isle of Man from Guernsey are now on sale offering people the unique opportunity to travel between the islands without the need to isolate. Aurigny are delighted to confirm that they will be offering two flights a week between Guernsey and the Isle of Man as part of an airbridge bubble agreed by both island Governments and announced last week. Fares will start from £39.99 each way…

Within days of launch over 4,000 participants responded to the recent Blue Islands survey, revealing that over two thirds of passengers want to travel within three months of the lockdown being lifted, travelling first to visit friends and family. When people do travel, over 85% of people say it is either extremely or very important that airlines have clear and trustworthy…

Guernsey and the Isle of Man have agreed to form an ‘air bridge’ allowing travel between the jurisdictions without the need for self-isolating on arrival. This air bridge is expected to be the first established by any governments in the British Isles, as well as being the first air bridge between two jurisdictions within the British Isles. It is anticipated that commercial flights will begin…

Guernsey Ports is welcoming the Civil Contingencies Authority’s decision to launch a trial pilot scheme that would see a test on the seventh day for arrivals in a specific week in early July 2020. There will be an absolute cap of 1,376 passengers in total arriving into Guernsey on a specified number of air and sea services between 5 and 10 July 2020. Arriving passengers during the trial period…

Due to extra demand as we enter Phase 5 and in conjunction with the Bailiwick ‘Staycation’ promotion, Aurigny have put on extra flights from Guernsey to Alderney. It is hoped by putting on extra flights, especially those on Friday and Sunday, that people in the Bailiwick may take advantage of a long weekend in Alderney. The extra Friday and Sunday services commence this week and the full…

These Terminal Opening and Airport Operating Hours are effective from Monday 6 July 2020 to Sunday 2 September 2020 inclusive. Guernsey Airport Passenger Terminal Opening Hours: Weekdays - 10:00 to 19:15 (local time) Saturday - Closed Sunday - 15:30 to 19:15 (local time) Airport Operating Hours: Weekdays 06:30 to 21:00 (local time) Saturday 06:30 to 21:00 (local time) Sunday 06:30 to 21:00…

Aurigny has launched some of their summer 2021 schedule earlier than normal with the Embraer jet flights for London Gatwick going on sale today. Malcolm Coupar, Aurigny's Commercial Director, said: “We know that other airline operators have published flights to various destinations for next year out of Gatwick and we wanted to help our customers with forward planning, to help secure connections…

A States of Guernsey Spokesman said: "The States of Guernsey and Aurigny have discussed the need for facemasks to be worn on flights in order to meet Public Health guidance for air travel into the Bailiwick. We know there's been some initial confusion with mixed messages on whether travellers need to provide their own, or if they would be supplied, and we're sorry about that. We're pleased to be…