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Old 15th Jul 2010, 14:54
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Aero Mad
 
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First of all, let me clarify that I am out of nappies - don't know where you got that from???

I would be perfectly happy for an Aurigny sale to Blue Islands so long as they do not cut routes, however looking at their previous history of such things (Alderney - Bournemouth, Jersey, Shoreham, Cherbourg. Guernsey - Bournemouth, Biggin Hill, Oxford, St Brieuc. Jersey - Dinard, Paris), I'm just not convinced. Over a 10 year period, that rate of cutting is very unusual for an airline.

What worries me is their Alderney routes. They say that there is no immediate replacement for the Trislander. This is untrue. There is the GECI Skylander, the Twin Otter, the Islander, the Trislander (newbuild from BN if 3 orders are placed + glass cockpits et cetera) and the Dornier 228. Given their history of Alderney routes, they might use this as an excuse to pull out all together. And then Aurigny won't be there to come to the rescue.

Hope you can understand my worries.
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