Airline pledges 'much better' inter-island service

Aurigny has promised "a much better and more reliable" service than has been experienced in the Channel Islands in recent years.

The airline has announced twice-daily flights between Guernsey and Jersey from March until October after it took over the inter-island route following the collapse of Blue Islands.

This follows Loganair's failure in its bid to Guernsey officials for a licence to run flights from the island to Jersey.

Aurigny's chief commercial officer Philip Saunders said "everyone at the airline recognises the significance of the trust placed in us".

The Monday to Saturday flights are scheduled to begin at 07:20 GMT from Guernsey, with the Sunday service beginning at 08:00 and the last flight every day due to leave Jersey at 17:40.

Saunders said the two daily return flights between the islands had been designed to "enable productive day return trips" and the weekend's timetables would "maximise the time leisure travellers can enjoy visiting their sister island".

"We will be dedicated each and every day to deliver a much better and more reliable service than experienced on the route in recent years," he added.

The new schedule is set to begin on 29 March and run until 24 October.

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