Aer Arann will be back next Summer again on the ORK route, although this time on a Saturday afternoon/evening.

I'm a little disappointed that RE isn't doing more, because with flights now available from ORK to DUB, BHD and GWY, it would seem to have some potential as a hub point - and would be especially attractive to Irish travellers (of whom there are quite a few on the island) given the recent increases in air travel taxes through the UK. The lack of interline services means that the new taxes need to be paid on each flight, so it does add quite a bit to the cost of getting home.

I, too, was slight disappointed that Aer Arann have not increased flights to Cork. Certainly, demand seems strong enough to add an extra week day service, of which we have not seen since JetMagic’s brief operation.

As for next summer, it looks promising but I think it was to be expected with the current airport changes. It will be interesting to see whether the new destinations and additional capacity can be sustained beyond 2007.

I’m still looking forward to the Flybe. announcement on changes to the Manchester flights… :)

Another route goes
 

Bye Bye Stansted again.

The new owners of the Atlantique group annouced yesterday, as of the middle of January the Jersey-Stansted-Jersey service will be stop.

We might know more later on today the reasons behind the closure.

Atlantic Express only received there own A.O.C. last week and now thay are going to stop.

With the Jersey aurthories trying to attrack new routes,they are not holdling on to what they have.

Over the last thirty years a number of carriers have done the route but now Jersey loses it yet again.

With Air Berlin doing a lot of flights in and out Stansted and do a number of U.K. domestic flights, could they be one of the Airlines that might take it on??

With the New Year only just round the corner how many more Christmas presents will be comming to Jersey Airport

Re-establishing flights to Stansted within the next few months will be a good test for the airport authorities. We have had reason for confidence these last few months so hopefully the loss of Atlantic Express is only a minor glitch.

Atlantic Express has shown Stansted can potentially work from Jersey, which may make it easier to find another airline to fill the gap left. Could it be a possible new route for Blue Islands? They have previously expressed interest.

Stepclimb
 

Yes i agree with you for someone like Blueislands to take on the Stansted route with a Jetstream and make it pay would be difficult.

There has been talk about them looking into the fifty seater aircraft for a number of routes one was the Guernsey-Southampton.

With the new owners of the Atlantique group stating in the local paper they are looking at leaseing the aircraft out, could this be an avenue where Blueislands might take up an option and look at operating the ATR aircraft on some of there routes??

Could the Atlantique ATR 72 G-HERM be heading for a long life operating with the Aurigny fleet on a long term lease agreement as remour had it that Aurigny were interested in this aircraft and another ATR72 was joining the fleet shortly??:ok:

Could one or two of the Atlanique ATR 42s be heading for a life in the Blueisland operation in the new year??:ok:

Just a bit of news for S07...

Swiss will once again return to Jersey operating the Zurich charter in replacement of Darwin Airline. Instead of the usual Saab 2000 equipment the route will operate with an RJ100 on Sundays.

Another change is that the flight will include passengers travelling on to Newquay so the routing will be ZRH-JER-NQY-ZRH.

I guess it will be nice to see the Swiss Jumbolino :)

Where does Aurigny stand now
 

From information receive the Mail and Paper contract to the Islands will be done by Atlantic Airlines with an Electra and an ATP.

I do not know yet but it might be the Electra to Jersey with the mail and papers and the same operation to Guernsey with the ATP.

This is how i see it might work but do not quote me until we get confirmation.

Aurigny must be very dissapointed by losing out, they have done the mail contract for some time know but at the end of the day it is all down to cost.

With the Shorts stopping flying with the company where does this leave the Shed crews.

I understood they were about to embark on the ATR course but with the news if all is true might change there plans some what.

What else is in store for the ever changing world of aviation in the Islands is there going to be some good news to come out in the NEW YEAR lets all hope so.

GBALU53

From rumours which are floating all over the place could the end be nigh for Aurigny, could the Yellow Perils be finished?

I imagine the only routes that prove profitable (when the ATR's aren't tech and they're chatering a titan 737 or 146) because i doubt interisland is doing that well at all especially with BlueIslands standing right in their way and possibly FlyBE too if they get a full proper interisland licence!

GCIJ32

I haven just been talking to a member of Aurigny staff who tell me that they (the staff) were told that if the mail contract was ever lost it would be very serious for the company. Obviously the revenue that this contract generated kept the rest of the company's operations going. It is high time the management of Aurigny were sacked. Such a shame that a once successful CI airline has been let to get to such a position. MH you are a disgrace!

Jerbourg
 

If all this information is correct I agree with you.

If we look back at some ones track record (M.H.) and we all know who that is, does this not tell a story or two.

Air Ecosse.

Gill Air.

To name some there may be others.

There was a chap who worked for Intra who was fixated by mail contracts even if they did not fit in with the rest of the airline schedules, may be he was an uncle or some relative to M.H.??

Some of us have seen a number of stories over the last forty years in the Islands what is around the next corner?

I see that Coconut7 are offering a new charter on March 7th to Milan with a 757 for the Celtic Champions League match. Something a bit different, I guess. It will be interesting which destinations they will sell for the summer, should bring a bit of variety to the airport for us spotters. :ok:

Also, their Zurich charter will be operated by a CRJ according to the website, which airline will it be with? Compared to the normal ski flights from Jersey, this year there seems to be quite a few new flights during February. Salzburg, Altenirhein, Chambery, Zurich and Geneva are all available with Coconut7 and the other Jersey travel agents.

The future
 

A sad weekend ahead.

At 0640 this morning the Aurigny ATR72 departed to Geurnsey after the mail run is this the last time this will happen with all the speculation going on>

Monday see the last of the Atlantic Express ATR sevice to Stansted departing northbound at 0800ish what is next in stall>

The charters J-GUY quoted are as follows.

These are all one off sking charters

BEE8307 Feb 16 JER-1200-ACH Dash 8 for one of the local schools

BEE8309 Feb 16 JER-1740-SZG Dash 8 for one of the local schools

Both these flight returning a week later on the 23rd

BIE9741 Feb 17 JER-0545-GVA/CMF A321 Skiers

FPO1127 Feb 17 JER-0750-ZRH B733

FPO1127 Feb 17 JER-1235-GVA B733

These flight returnng a week later

From what I can make out these would have been the ones operated by Swiss/Crossair every year as this times in with the February half term I think.

The last thing as quoted is Coconut 7 Boeing 757 trip to Milan in March will this happen??

Judging by the Dubai flights that are not going to operate are they being to keen to find flights to unusal places? if so go luck but by the look of things some might be cancelled a short period before they are due to operate.

With so much being talked about by the avation minister and getting lots of routes from here, there and ever where, they do not seem to be heading in Jerseys direction at the moment.

There does seem to be some thing going on between British Midland and the airport over a Heathrow link, if it does happen they need to get the ball rolling quick if they want to make it work it is now the middle of January and only 10 week before the summer schedules start.:ok:

Heathrow Routes
 

British Midland are due to make an annocment tomorrow tuesday on routes out of LHR that they are cutting back on.

If this is the case some slots will be made available for other routes so Jersey might know by this time tomorrow if there will be a Heathrow route to and from Jersey and what type might be operating.

If so I would have at a guess an Airbus 319.

As they saying goes bring it on, Jersey needs more routes as the Stansted is now dead again with the last departure at 0802 this morning.:ok:

According to a thread running on A.net, LHR-CDG is for the chop - with five flights a day. We only need two. Come on, BMI, you know you want to ...

ZRH-JER-NQY ..... would someone like to tell the population of Cornwall if that is happening please?????

Really hoping that the Heathrow service comes off, what a major coup that would be for the island. It would help the finance industry immensely, make connections much easier and be good for tourism. Hopefully we'll hear something soon!

No, it is a charter on behalf of Swiss tour operator, Falcon Travel. I believe they have been operating holiday flights during the summer to Cornwall for a number of years, as well as Jersey. Last year it was operated by Darwin Airline directly. Apologies if my earlier post was slightly unclear.

The Summer 07 charter flight from Zurich by Swiss tour operator Falcon Travel will be operated by a Avro RJ100 and Operates between 13/05/07 Till 09/09/07 on a weekly basis every Saturday.

Flight times as follows
LX9040 - Zurich = 11:10, Jersey - 12:00
LX9041 – Jersey = 12:40, Newquay 13:25
LX9041 – Newquay = 14:05, Zurich 17:00

UP Up and away we go
 

Good to see Bleuislands is getting stronger are they trying to take over the inter island traffic fully.


Any news yet on the Southampton front as that has gone a bit quite, with only ten weeks or so to go before the clocks change and the summer schedules kick in there must be some more news to follow?

Well, there have been rumours that they have the route, but as of yet there has been no official confirmation.

However just checking on their website, it seems the Isle of Man is to continue as a once daily triangular route, I had heard rumours that it was to go up to twice daily...! Also there doesn't seem to be any increase in frequency for the JER-BOH or JER-ACI, this route is only direct twice a day on a Monday and Friday and once ono a Sunday, the rest is all via GCI.

Jer-lhr
 

Sorry guys, but why on earth would you want an LHR service ?
Or, do you enjoy LHR for the dirty terminals, cr@p links, three hour queue for security, megga-APD tax and guaranteed lost bags ???? :yuk: No thank you.
What we need is JER - CDG or ZRH.