Worked for Channel in Guernsey from 1967-1970.
Viscount would route Sen-Gci-Jer. One day Jack Jones arrived on the aircraft from Sen. We had 30 min turn round. He complained that was too long for the transit passengers to Jer to sit ion the aircraft.
From then on we were given 15 mins to turn the Viscount around on all departures. As a result we would always announce the departure before the aircraft arrived. Normally with 1 staff and 2 loaders challenging time to meet departure.
Would go and meet aircraft go on flight deck and give Captain loadsheet. Pick up ships box,then say to inbound pax follow me to arrivals hall. Continue on to Customs to get paperwork stamped and then to gate to take out outward pax.
On arrival at aircraft get loadsheet from Captain and check with Cabin crew all ok. In the meantime the 2 loaders had offloaded and loaded the baggage.
Then stood front of aircraft for start up. All done in 15 mins great fun.
Guernsey always fogged out before Jersey but on this one Sunday the opposite happened and in space of 30 mins we had 4 aircraft divert in to Guernsey.. Only Station Manager and myself on duty and 2 loaders. After a few hours Station Manager convinced Ops that Jersey weather wasnt going to improve and we should put these pax on boat to Jersey. So coaches arranged and approx 250 pax sent to harbour to board ferry. We then utilised one of the aircraft to depart our Guernsey pax routing it Guernsey-Bournemouth-Southend-Stansted.
Unfortunately an hour after pax had departed for harbour Jersey weather opened up and 3 Viscounts positioned empty to Jersey !!