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Blue Islands has enjoyed a record breaking summer as it welcomed 37,788 passengers onboard in August, the most customers it has ever served in a single month and an increase of 8% from August 2017. This comes as the Channel Islands based airline flew 107,298 passengers in the summer months of June, July and August, another record amount, up 3% from the same period in 2017. Winter 2016/17 saw Blue…

Wednesday 12th September 2018 sees the return of the popular Meet the Pilots’ static event to be held on the Guernsey Airport west apron between 2 and 5 pm. “We are expecting most of the air display aircraft to attend”, said Event Organiser, Gary Elson. “Including the RV8s of Team Raven, a Jet Provost and the Beech 18. We plan to have a number of warbirds, including a P51 Mustang, a…

Blue Islands is bringing back its popular fly / rail service which will give Guernsey residents and business travellers easier, stress-free access to central London via Southampton. The locally-owned airline has partnered with South Western Railway, the new train operator on the Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo route, to resurrect the popular link between plane and train to central…

Aurigny is making changes to its policies for Passengers with Reduced Mobility and Unaccompanied Minors, to protect the safety and welfare of all passengers. It is also introducing new measures and new fares to support passengers, if they need to be accompanied on a flight.   Unaccompanied Minors After considerable review and consideration, the airline has taken the difficult decision to…

A group of six, ex-service and Royal British Legion members will represent Guernsey at the Great Pilgrimage 90 to remember those who fought and lost their lives in World War I. In 1928, a decade after the end of WWI, the British Legion (as it was then known) organised for 11,000 veterans and war widows to visit the battlefields of the Somme and Ypres before marching to the Menin Gate. Exactly 90…

Guernsey Airport is apologising to passengers who had their flights delayed today (Monday 30th July). The Head of Aviation Services Ashley Nicholas said: "G4S, which operates the security provisions at Guernsey Airport, is experiencing a temporary issue with staffing levels which led to some delay in processing passengers. We apologise for any inconvenience this is causing, however the safety of…

Guernsey Airport is setting out its future vision with a new business plan that sets out priorities to increase passenger numbers, cut costs, and boost financial revenue for Bailiwick taxpayers. Guernsey Airport is a key lifeline asset for the Bailiwick, a significant economic enabler and an asset for the Bailiwick’s economy. It’s expected to run on a commercial basis and this business plan…

Aurigny is delighted to launch its new “Kids Fly For Less” scheme that combines a series of money-saving benefits to support families. Under the new scheme, available for all travel from 5th November, all families will benefit from the following when booking on Aurigny.com: All Kids fares (aged 2-15), on all routes, have been reduced by 15%.   Infants fares (for under 2s) have been…

Around £2,000 has been raised from the inaugural Aurigny Great Aircraft Pull. Aurigny partnered with Friends of Sri Lanka and Channel Islands Air Search to host the event, as part of the airline’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The money will be split equally between the two charities. The event’s success was only made possible thanks to the support of so many people and companies. These…

A group of Channel Islands Air Search (CIAS) representatives has visited Britten-Norman, manufacturers of the new CIAS Islander aircraft, at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, to inspect progress made on the new search and rescue aircraft. Roger Dadd, founder of CIAS and one of the visiting group said: “We remain confident that a new aircraft, built to a high standard and with all the latest…