Originally Posted by
airsouthwest
I was just saying that, not suggesting thats what Guernsey should do. Anyway as for you saying about the political impact of Flybe operating the service, Aurigny already has done it, before its E195 arrived, it hired in a Flybe E195 to provide cover, so why not instead of buying a brand new one and paying the lease, as well as having to train crew etc, why didn't they do a wet lease with Flybe, saving themselves money? It would have also been beneficial to Flybe who have an overcapacity in E195s both with crew and airframes, a wet lease would have given certainty to the people of Guernsey and would have allowed Flybe to make use of an aircraft that would otherwise be sitting in storage at Exeter or Newquay.
Aurigny obviously calculated that operating an owned aircraft was the most cost effective solution compared with a wet lease with FlyBE; the current aircraft is extremely reliable and gives the Guernsey public all the certainty it needs. Utilisation by FlyBE of its aircraft is not a concern of the Guernsey government.