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Guernsey Ports worked with the emergency services and other strategic partners on Sunday morning to test the island’s response to a major incident involving a commercial passenger aircraft. The joint response exercise, codenamed Exercise Jackdaw, saw all the emergency services work together to test their policies and procedures for dealing with a real emergency at Guernsey Airport. The scenario…

Guernsey Airport and Alderney Airports will be closed on Thursday (2 November) due to the forecast storm force winds as Storm Ciaran moves across the Channel Islands. Operations will continue as normal on Wednesday (1 November), although some flights may be subject to weather disruption, particularly later in the afternoon. Anyone booked to travel is advised to check with their…

Guernsey Ports is looking to generate more income from car parking at the airport as part of plans to reduce reliance on taxpayer funding. It is aiming to encourage more passengers to consider the convenience of stress-free parking for short or long stays, which raised £822,000 last year. That could rise to more than £1 million next year, following a review of tariffs and moves to make more…

The Alderney Airport café will reopen to the public on Friday 4 August, after an agreement was reached with the Old Barn. The Old Barn is moving its equipment into the airport café today [Thursday 3 August] with a view to opening its food & beverage service to the public tomorrow [Friday 4 August]. The new service will start just days after the previous concessionaire notified Guernsey…

Work is underway to ensure there is a food & beverage service at Alderney Airport in time for the start of Alderney Week. The current concessionaire of the Aviator Café at Alderney Airport has notified Guernsey Ports of its intention to end its contract at short notice from close of play today [Monday 31st July]. Guernsey Ports has already received proposals from several businesses for the…

Staff from Guernsey Ports are being thanked for their hard work in ensuring the success of the 2023 Island Games. The arrival and subsequent departure of around 2,600 competitors and officials on consecutive weekends was the culmination of months of planning between Guernsey Ports and the Games organisers. 1,749 people arrived through the airport and 757 through the harbour in connection with the…

This weekend is set to be one of the busiest of the year so far at Guernsey Airport, with more than 7,200 travellers expected to pass through over the long Easter weekend. To help ease congestion, Guernsey Ports is encouraging departing passengers to allow plenty of time for their journey through the airport. Passenger numbers are slightly down on last year, although 2022 did see a post-pandemic…

Passengers flying out of Guernsey Airport should now enjoy a smoother journey from Check-in through to Departures following a programme of significant upgrades to both the Hold Baggage System (HBS) and Central Search Area (CSA). These upgrades form part of the Guernsey Airport Security Upgrades programme and directly support Guernsey Ports’ aims of maintaining safety and regulatory compliance…

Guernsey Ports have appointed Pete Bretel (pictured left) as its new Airports Fire Manager who be leading and developing both the Guernsey and Alderney Airport Fire and Rescue Services. Mr Bretel joined the service in 2001 as a firefighter before subsequently being appointed a Crew Commander and Watch Manager. Mr Bretel previously held the role of Training Coordinator / Emergency Planning Officer…

The project to comprehensively refresh Guernsey Airport’s passenger and cabin baggage security screening facility is progressing well. The first of two new security scanners have been installed and is now in use. Guernsey Ports are pleased to announce that two lanes will be available for the May half term, as planned. This will help support the anticipated increase in passengers travelling out…