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AUR’s problem is that there are not many, if any, new routes that they could operate from Guernsey which would support anything more than a summer weekend only operation.
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I'm not against Aurigny servicing the Isle of Man, but I'd be very cautious of what that relationship looked like. Loganair will do a much better job and as many here know, I'm not much a fan of them either.
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What's the point for Aurigny if they already lose money by operating from their home turf and need to be propped up by the public purse? The only reason could be that the Isle of Man will subsidise the route to an extent that it does not only break even, but generates a profit that, to some extent, can minimize the losses of the GCI operation. Otherwise those paying taxes on Guernsey will find it difficult to understand why their taxes are at work on the Isle of Man....
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What's the point for Aurigny if they already lose money by operating from their home turf and need to be propped up by the public purse? The only reason could be that the Isle of Man will subsidise the route to an extent that it does not only break even, but generates a profit that, to some extent, can minimize the losses of the GCI operation. Otherwise those paying taxes on Guernsey will find it difficult to understand why their taxes are at work on the Isle of Man....
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Talk of Aurigny setting up at EGNS is all very well. But with their draconian border restrictions in place it won't be happening any time soon.
Talking to a senior member of their 'Border Force' they are looking at late-March 2021 to ease their border rules. Bonkers.
Talking to a senior member of their 'Border Force' they are looking at late-March 2021 to ease their border rules. Bonkers.
This co-operation, if it turns out to be real, may well have come about due to the "air bridge" which AUR are operating between Guernsey & the IoM (both islands being covid free for a few months now). It might reflect some sort of gratitude to the airline on the part of Tynwald, or inter island co-operation. There has been a lot of travel between the 2 islands & it has fostered friendly (& sporting) relations between them, too. Don't run down AUR too much - it is not easy for them, even at the best of times ! If the Manx people & politicians want them to operate some routes on their behalf, good luck to them all. But, I can't see Gatwick working for them if EZY stay on the route.
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Talk of Aurigny setting up at EGNS is all very well. But with their draconian border restrictions in place it won't be happening any time soon.
Talking to a senior member of their 'Border Force' they are looking at late-March 2021 to ease their border rules. Bonkers.
Talking to a senior member of their 'Border Force' they are looking at late-March 2021 to ease their border rules. Bonkers.
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Guernsey and it's islands have had no new cases for 117 days. The only place Guernsey had open boarders with is the Isle of Man.
Travel between Guernsey and Jersey requires the person to isolate for at least 7 days on arrival in Guernsey under the same rules as people arriving into Guernsey from the UK.
If you want to keep the virus out, Guernsey has demonstrated to the world exactly how to do it !
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To be honest, their whole booking, and booking management system, has been a shambles throught his whole period. I have two old bookings, for travel in July, and for which they have already given me a full refund, still showing as active and changeable on the App.
I am veryconcerned that IOMG are trying to be too smart, by cosying up to Aurigny, and will drive easyJet away, which will be very bad news for fares, choice and volume.
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I guess it depends on your definition of 'choice'? Since they came onto the LGW, BFS, BRS and LPL routes, EZY haven't offered the frequency of the airlines they replaced. This might be good for leisure customers but may be less positive for business.
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What about Stobart Air? Definitely one of the favorites I’d imagine. They have operated out of Isle of Man for over a decade under different brands. I wouldn’t be surprised if they fly under a Manx banner. There was a write up in the Irish Independent in May about them approaching the Manx government. I’m assuming they are still in the running as they have crew on the island twiddling their thumbs?
Haven't been able to visit family in IOM and would dearly like to go but can't put their household into quarantine. I reckon the IOM's exit strategy is clear enough but it's unrealistic and won't be workable. Next year's TT won't be able to go ahead unless IOMG do a u-turn. Reckon they'll explore testing before departure and other schemes before they either sacrifice the TT and other events or concoct a politically acceptable scheme which effectively lets the virus back on the island. Economics presses for the latter.
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Haven't been able to visit family in IOM and would dearly like to go but can't put their household into quarantine. I reckon the IOM's exit strategy is clear enough but it's unrealistic and won't be workable. Next year's TT won't be able to go ahead unless IOMG do a u-turn. Reckon they'll explore testing before departure and other schemes before they either sacrifice the TT and other events or concoct a politically acceptable scheme which effectively lets the virus back on the island. Economics presses for the latter.