Quote
Rockhopper was pushed out when Aurigny stepped in, now they have chance to take back over after Aurigny pulled the route to save money.
Unquote
Not true. Aurigny started up the BOH-JER route well after Rockhopper had been running it to try to force Rockhopper out of business when they saw how successful Rockhopper were in competing with them on the Mainland-ACI route. That Aurigny decided to put a 35-seat aircraft on a route previously operated by a 15-seat one was pretty daft and bound to be expensive. Rockhopper were happy to sit back, develop their other inter-island routes and watch Aurigny lose yet more money in their vain hope of protecting their previous monopoly of the market. It's called business acumen, and something which seems a relatively new concept to some companies over there. If Aurigny is doing so well, how come no-one wanted to buy it from the States at the price demanded when they saw the books? One wonders whether, if Aurigny were not state-owned, they would still be in business.
Whatever, good news for Bournemouth. I too cannot understand why the freighters which generally fly at night have to spend all day parked on the Western Apron blocking it for daytime users. Perhaps as apron congestion increases the policy will be changed.