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Aurigny has 1000s of Black Flyday deals on offer all this week for travel between 6th January and 31st March 2020. Its flights to Bristol, London Gatwick & London Stansted start from as little as £22.99, and Manchester and East Midlands from only £23.49. Plus, you can save 30% off Hold Baggage with Aurigny when you add a hold bag to a light fare travelling between 1st January -…

Alderney Airport’s main asphalt runway 08/26 will be closed late Saturday afternoon (23rd November) whilst staff carry out preventative maintenance on a small part of the runway surface. The repair work will be carried out once all scheduled commercial passenger flight movements have been completed for the day. The grass runways 13/31 and 03/21 will be available subject to suitable weather…

Blue Islands operated over 30 charter flights from Groningen and Rotterdam between May and mid-September this summer, welcoming 1,400 European tourists for week-long stays in Guernsey. Working with its tour operator partners, Blue Islands was selected to operate flights for the eight-week Groningen Airport Eelde – Guernsey programme. With services at 85% full, this activity brought over 500…

Blue Islands has been chosen by Loganair as its strategic partner as Scotland’s airline commences a programme to introduce ATR aircraft to its fleet and will draw on Blue Islands’ 10 years of experience in ATR operations. The programme will involve Loganair’s pilots completing their ATR type rating at Blue Islands’ in-house training academy. Blue Islands will also provide technical…

Aurigny have launched a special offer shopping trips to Jersey and Southampton from Guernsey Airport, which include 40kg of hold baggage per person FREE. The trips are valid for new bookings made between 7th November 2019 and the 18th December 2019 for travel during the same period. Return flights to Jersey will be £79 return and return flights to Southampton will be…

The purpose of this presentation led by Dr Michael Cash for GOSHA (Guernsey Occupational Safety & Health Association)  is to review how innovations have positively influenced the management of health and safety (HS) and at times, posed significant challenges in the workplace. Dr Cash, is Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), recent…

The first of Aurigny’s new ATR aircraft has now arrived in Guernsey after being officially delivered by aircraft manufacturer ATR. The aircraft, registered G-OATR, will be the first of the three ATR 72-600s to join the Aurigny fleet. Aurigny are the launch customer for the ClearVision™ Enhanced Vision System (EVS). The EVS will provide pilots with outstanding vision and situational…

A new body scanner is now in service at Guernsey Airport after being installed by our maintenance team and the manufacturer Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd. The scanner is the first equipment of its type to be installed at a Channel Island airport and is part of a comprehensive £1.5 million programme to refresh all passenger and baggage security scanning equipment. Deputy Head of Aviation Services…

Aurigny are delighted to announce the launch of its Summer 2020 schedule between Guernsey and the UK. Flights are now on sale for departures up to 24th October 2020 on Manchester, London Stansted, Bristol, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford and up to 6 flights a day on London Gatwick, in addition to routes previously announced last week. The airline says its really…

Flybe’s Channel Islands-based franchise partner, Blue Islands, will operate services between Jersey and East Midlands with effect from Sunday 27th October 2019, with connections to/from Guernsey maintaining convenient connectivity to the heart of England. Flights can still be booked at www.flybe.com and are available from £39.99 one way. The flights will operate up to four times a week on an…