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In preparation for its new Flybe franchise taking off on 6 June, the first Blue Islands aircraft to sport the distinctive purple Flybe livery flew into Jersey Airport on 31 May 2016 completing the first stage of the airline’s repainting programme. Rob Veron explained "We're excited to see the first of our ATRs in its new Flybe livery. This marks a significant moment in our transition to…

On Friday 27th May, Aurigny will fly its inaugural Leeds Bradford service. The route will become the airline’s eighth year round destination and will operate on Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the summer, leaving Guernsey at midday and arriving into Leeds Bradford at 13.40. The return will arrive back into Guernsey at 15.50. During the winter, the service will operate on…

Aurigny has placed a firm order with manufacturer RUAG for a second Dornier 228 aircraft. Aurigny took delivery of its first new Dornier, registered as G-OAUR, ahead of schedule in December 2015, and it has been used commercially since late January. The second aircraft will be delivered to Aurigny in the third quarter of 2017. Mark Darby, the CEO of Aurigny, says: “Our new Dornier 228 is being…

A number of retailers have recently removed Portable Electronic Devices; including hover boards, balance boards and mini Segways from sale due to the high number of 'fake' boards and of the associated fire risk from the often poor quality lithium batteries that power them.   Additionally the batteries themselves may be fake and/or falsely labelled. As a consequence the vast majority of…

Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of the State of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany. Stuttgart's Palace Square (pictured above) is the vibrant heart of the city, but at the same time it's a place to linger, within easy walking distance of many of the city's attractions. If you're more interested in shopping than culture, you'll be in your element in Königstraße. Europe's…

Düsseldorf is a city in western Germany, which impresses with boundary-pushing architecture, zinging nightlife and an art scene to rival many higher-profile cities; be it opera, theatre, literature or music, Düsseldorf is always good for new aspects of culture. Be sure to also explore the Altstadt (Old Town), where the waiters ("Köbesse") are diamonds in the rough, where the next…

With immediate effect, Aurigny is giving its passengers the option of flying into and out of different London airports on the same ticket. When booking online, customers will be able, for example, to select a flight from Guernsey to London City and choose to return from either Gatwick or Stansted. The option appears in the flight finder box on the Aurigny.com homepage and is listed as “London…

Aurigny is delighted to announce that it has appointed Andrew Haining as its new chair and Meriel Lenfestey as a new non-executive director. Andrew Haining takes over from Jon Moulton, who’s led the Aurigny board for the past four years. Meriel Lenfestey strengthens the composition of the board as an additional non-executive director. Both have a wealth of business experience and both live in…

First phase of Blue Islands franchise with Flybe goes live with first route now available for booking Blue Islands today announces that its new franchise partnership with Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, will start operating on 6 June 2016 with seats on sale now for the first route to operate under the new partnership from Jersey to Southampton. One way fares are from £29.99 including…

To celebrate the launch of Aurigny’s new Leeds Bradford service, the airline has organised a unique fundraising dinner and cricket coaching session over the weekend of 4th and 5th June 2016 in Guernsey. Yorkshire County Cricket Club captain Andrew Gale will be accompanied by Yorkshire and England pace bowler Tim Bresnan and Yorkshire and England batsman Gary Ballance. The three Yorkshire stars…