Aurigny Air Services
I was told today that the two secondhand Dornier 228's are (as we suspected)beset with problems, one aircraft is 'riddled' with technical problems & the other has trim problems when there are more than 9 male pax booked!
The 228NG which was due to have been delivered a few weeks bacj has still to arrive in GCi & like it's sister-ships will spend a lot of time on the ground due to no crew having yet undergone any training on the type.
Can anyone in the know at GR confirm any of the above?
(or have you all been gagged)
The 228NG which was due to have been delivered a few weeks bacj has still to arrive in GCi & like it's sister-ships will spend a lot of time on the ground due to no crew having yet undergone any training on the type.
Can anyone in the know at GR confirm any of the above?
(or have you all been gagged)
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Sorry Jerbourg, yes, they have all been gagged.
Just been told that now D228 operations are on AUR's AOC, flights into ACI will be limited to a 20kt x/wind due to the runway being less than 23 metres wide.
Just gets better !
When I put my feet up in a few years time, I'm going to write a book..'How not to run an airline'.
Just been told that now D228 operations are on AUR's AOC, flights into ACI will be limited to a 20kt x/wind due to the runway being less than 23 metres wide.
Just gets better !
When I put my feet up in a few years time, I'm going to write a book..'How not to run an airline'.
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Max crosswind component without runway width limitation:
Twin Otter: 27kts
Dornier 228: 30kts
I believe the Tri has also been down to a 20kt limit since G-RLON's runway excursion in Jan 2014. The whole situation is rather a mess, but the fact is that the runway is in serious need of work regardless of which type of aircraft operates from it.
Twin Otter: 27kts
Dornier 228: 30kts
I believe the Tri has also been down to a 20kt limit since G-RLON's runway excursion in Jan 2014. The whole situation is rather a mess, but the fact is that the runway is in serious need of work regardless of which type of aircraft operates from it.
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New 4x weekly Leeds/Bradford - Guernsey route now on sale. The route commences operation Friday May 27th 2016 and is expected to be operated by the ATR42.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
GR664 = GCI: 12:00 – LBA: 13:40
GR665 = LBA: 14:10 – GCI: 16:00
Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
GR664 = GCI: 12:00 – LBA: 13:40
GR665 = LBA: 14:10 – GCI: 16:00
Looking at booking flights between GCI & JER for July 2016 I notice that the seat map brings up a Dornier 228, does this mean the end of the codeshare with SI is in sight or is this just an error?
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Hi everyone im new here so please be gentle with me. Can anyone tell me why Aurigny seems to have only 4 daily inter island flights on sale for Summer 2016, while their codeshare partner Blue Islands has up to 6-7 flights on weekdays?. I thought this was supposed to be a equal partnership on this service, havnt noticed this before.
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It definitely looks like a 4 x daily except Sat & Sun Dornier 228 service which seems to coincide with the end of the 2 year code share agreement. The flight on an ATR may be quicker than on a Trislander but the loading, unloading and push backs all add to the journey time. Due to a bag discrepancy on a recent flight to Jersey I ended up spending an hour on the aircraft. If Aurigny can bring back some of the service we enjoyed in the past then that will good news. Just a shame that there are no weekend flights and the prices do look on the high side. On another positive note it is good to see flights operating later into the evening.
Best bet for a Trislander flight from A to B in January please? I know an operational switch is possible / likely but do let me know if you can.
Happy to fly out of SOU or nip down to GCI and pick one up from there.
Happy to fly out of SOU or nip down to GCI and pick one up from there.
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Tri flight
Hi Skippness
Impossible to say now. I think the best bet would be get yourself to GCI, via ACI if poss then have a chat with the guy on the ticket desk. Things are changing quite quickly at the mo with the arrival of the NG, but which needs painting and pilot training. A time watching flight radar 24 could help and booking engine may well be of benefit. The flights to be flown by chartered ac are identified as flown by Grupo 7 ( 2 of the3 Dorniers) but I don't know if this is reliable. Good luck....please post a photo or 2 if you have success!
Pete
Impossible to say now. I think the best bet would be get yourself to GCI, via ACI if poss then have a chat with the guy on the ticket desk. Things are changing quite quickly at the mo with the arrival of the NG, but which needs painting and pilot training. A time watching flight radar 24 could help and booking engine may well be of benefit. The flights to be flown by chartered ac are identified as flown by Grupo 7 ( 2 of the3 Dorniers) but I don't know if this is reliable. Good luck....please post a photo or 2 if you have success!
Pete