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The Bank of England will be withdrawing legal tender status of the paper £5 note, featuring Elizabeth Fry, on 5 May 2017 and is encouraging anyone who still has a paper £5 note, to spend them over the next month. Over 50% of all Fry fivers have already been returned to the Bank to be destroyed but there are still around 160 million notes left in circulation. After 5 May 2017, retailers and the…

E-cigarettes, vaporizers and liquids must be placed into a transparent plastic bag, prior to security screening. The contents must fit comfortably within the bag and it must be sealed. Guernsey Airport provide free regulation 20cm x 20cm bags for passengers’ to use.

The airside Duty Free shop will close at 6pm today (Friday 31st March 2017), for stock taking purposes. Normal hours will commence on Saturday 1st April. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

A new 12-sided £1 coin has entered circulation. We are in the process of updating our car park payment systems to accept these. Unfortunately, at present we can only accept the old round pound coins. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you experience any difficulties, please contact the Information Desk or Terminal Duty Officer.

Blue Islands has added extra seats to its morning inter-island services on Saturday 6 May to allow more people to travel to Jersey for the historic Siam Cup. Tom Barrasin, Chief Commercial Officer said: "Sport is a huge part of island life, Blue Islands is always seeking to work with sports groups and their supporters to accommodate their travel requirements as best we can. By upgrading the…

The Airbus A400M (better known by the RAF as the Atlas C.1) was recently seen performing practice instrument approaches over Guernsey. This aircraft is a military freighter suited to both strategic (long range) and tactical transport, operated by 70 Squadron RAF (based at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire). It is manufactured by Airbus Defence at Seville and serves with the French, German…

Blue Islands has today announced an increase in seats on the peak inter-island services it operates as a Flybe franchise partner by introducing one of its new larger ATR 72 aircraft to the route from the spring/summer season 2017. The airline’s 68-seat ATR 72 aircraft will replace the 46-seat ATR 42 currently operating the peak morning and evening inter-island flights on Tuesday, Wednesday and…

IDGateway™ are proud to be working with Guernsey and Alderney Airports. Guernsey Airport is working with IDGateway™ to transform our airport ID centre processes with its fully integrated ID pass application and management platform for airside people and vehicles. Guernsey Airport is an early adopter of the IDGateway™ Smaller Airport product, which targets airports with passenger…

Rue Des Landes - Forest will be closed from 7am to 2pm, on Sunday 12th to Monday 13th March 2017, due to tree surgery. Please allow extra travel time and plan alternative routes.

Europe’s largest regional airline takes its ‘Love Plane’ to the skies for Valentine’s Day! Europe’s largest regional airline, Flybe, has decked out one of its eye-catching purple Bombardier Q400 aircraft with heart motifs that will be seen soaring across the UK skies throughout Valentine’s Day. The specially decorated aircraft can be spotted as it connects regional passengers between…