Jacob
Further to that; why does Scilly have so many services & destinations compared to Alderney? As an example, tomorrow AUR operate 1 flight to Southampton & 3 to Guernsey. That is from an island to which there is no other way of travelling. Even in the height of summer, Alderney does not get as many destinations & nowhere near as many actual flights as Scilly does.
The population is, I believe, closer to 1500 than 2000, but it does have an important (to Alderney) tourist industry.
To mattc, I don't think that there are many Alderney residents who would agree with you in your statement about the regularity, reliability or quality of AUR's service to Alderney ! Or, again, am I wrong ?