Blue Islands

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…

Blue Islands has launched a survey to understand what its customers feel about air travel, and when conditions allow, the factors that are likely to be important when choosing to fly again. Rob Veron, CEO Blue Islands said, “Whilst we may not have been operating as normal over the recent weeks, we are using this time to review our entire offering, including a comprehensive evaluation…

As the Covid-19 situation continues to evolve, both the States of Guernsey and Government of Jersey have now stipulated that all arriving travellers must self-isolate for 14 days. Unsurprisingly this means there is little or no demand for scheduled services, as such Blue Islands has further revised its Jersey operations, any affected passengers will be automatically moved and notified of that…

Rob Veron, Chief Executive of Blue Islands said: "Following announcements by the States of Guernsey advising islanders to consider avoiding all non-essential travel to and from the islands, we are entering unprecedented territory with the impact of Covid-19. Blue Islands has implemented a revised timetable, effective from Tuesday 17 March until Sunday 12 April ensuring the maintenance of…

Blue Islands is reminding passengers who had booked a Blue Islands operated service via Flybe will need to rebook their travel on www.blueislands.com. This applies to all passengers who had flights booked for 10 March onwards. Despite sustained efforts by the airline to avoid this consequence, customers will need to rebook flights. Passengers who are being asked to re-book their flights must do…

Blue Islands has further reaffirmed its commitment to its Guernsey – Southampton service as the locally-owned airline has boosted its schedule with even more flights this summer, delivering greater choice and convenience for travel to the South Coast, London and beyond. Rob Veron, CEO Blue Islands said: “Blue Islands is focussed on enriching islanders’ travel options which we believe are…

Blue Islands is once again offering islanders the chance to attend its Freedom to Fly course and conquer their phobias to enjoy air travel in 2020 and beyond. Freedom to Fly is an intimate course designed by Blue Islands for 20 delegates and proven to help those inhibited with the common fear of…

Visitors from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland will be discovering Guernsey and Jersey in 2020 as Blue Islands once again partners with leading tour operators to provide charter services to the Channel Islands from Zurich, Rotterdam, Groningen and cities across Germany. Rob Veron, CEO Blue Islands said: “Partnering with specialist tour operators focused on niche markets such as Guernsey…

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…