New Application GCI-GLA
 

Bit of a flog in a J32?

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/213/2072.pdf

To be operated for Channel Islands Travel Service (once weekly, Saturdays) next summer using an ATR42.

Blue Island Pull Out of BOH & IOM
 

Blue Island today announced they are to pull out of Bournemouth and Isle of Man from February 2013

Isn't that the second pull out from BOH?

Third time lucky...

I hear a third ATR42 and the Jetstreams down to one as a backup.

Can that really be true?

2nd Time it is
 

Yes second time Blue Island have pulled out of Bournemouth. Thought the loads hadnt been too bad considering time of day and frequency of the flight,
but like many have said am not sure Blue Island know who or what they are.

I would guess that the introduction of revised APD which will include the Jetstreams for the first time was always going to kill the BOH route.

Assuming SI are going to stay on the BRS route, I assume this is going onto the ATR in future?

With AMS and CDG starting in February and being on sale, there must be a third ATR coming soon. Strange that BRS-JER is still showing as a Jetstream.

JER-BRS is supposed to be an ATR from February:

140% more seats on Bristol service – Bristol Airport

However, a test booking for May still shows the aircraft as a Jetstream.

Merchantventurer - Another ATR42 is due to join the fleet next week, so this would seem correct.

Are the Trislanders still in "store" at EXT or have they been sold does anyone know? (If still at EXT SI could make a bit of free publicity by donating one to the IWM collection at Duxford I'm thinking)

There is atleast still 1 Trislander in store at Exeter. Doing think they're going anywhere soon.

This is not really news, but an observation.

The Cityjet charter flight, which has for many years operated from Rotterdam to the Channel Islands in the summer, will this year be replaced by the Blue Island service to Amsterdam. This is flown 3x a week, including a Saturday service. Passengers to Guernsey will transfer in Jersey.

It is an obvious move to ensure that the flight has tour operator backing (like Zurich). With the flights operating more frequently, it makes the option of short-breaks more appealing, which has been tried before with a mid-week service to Rotterdam.

In addition, Blue Islands will fly to Cambridge and Dundee as it did for the first time last year.

Blue Islands SOU
 

Denim Air will operate all services JER SOU for a fortnight beginning 18 March using a Fokker 50 as a trial to see if loads increase wth the introduction of a larger aircraft.

New ATR
 

Blue Island have registered ATR42-320 G-ISLG ex F-HAAV

FC is to be parted out in Jersey starting next week

Anything new?
 

Any news RE routes / A/c?

Also With Flybe not doing so well, will Blue Islands save the day for CITS?

G-ISLB
 

Blue Islands
 

What's next for Blue Islands?

EZY rumoured to be bidding for JER - BRS
Another ATR rumoured to be around before new year?

Bidding? I thought Jersey was open skies?

Depends who you are, like everything in the Channel Islands

Jersey is open skies.

Blue Islands
 

Another, small, nail in BEE's coffin.

I mentioned on another thread about a year ago, EZY for JER-LGW, then BRS, MAN and EDI. Missed BFS though!

Advertising for cabin crew in GCI.
A second a/c to be based there?
Is it another 42 or a 72 maybe?
Guess we'll know soon enough on the thread.

Probably another ATR42 to operate Guernsey-Southampton.

I would suggest an ATR72, 5 crew intake for 3 flights a day (SOU) seems over the top.
GCI-LCY on the cards?
If so a 72-500, not sure a 200 would cut it.

Recently there was some talk of GCI-SEN next summer but whether or not there is any substance to that I don't know.

It's a 72 for inter-island and JER SOU. GCI SOU is a dead loss for them so once the JS fleet goes the few GCI SOU passengers will go via JER. A 42 will open GCI LCY. Aurignyflot has got its own way as well I hear and have got a guaranteed monopoly on GCI LGW.

Mac user

If a little late EZY starting BFS to JER in summer 14, flights on sale from this Wednesday

Oops sorry mac user I misinterupted your comment ....please ignore

72-500 or 72-200?

I can't see GCI pax wanting to travel via JER to get to SOU, you looking at nearly an extra hour in travelling time. Flybe will rightly get all the GCI pax.

GCI-LCY that is good competition for Aurigny unlike a head to head on LGW. It also give us the paying passengers a better choice of destinations and will keep the prices honest on other routes.

Shame there is not an ATR.. GCI-JER-AMS-GCI-JER early morning prior to 07:30 and late afternoon JER-GCI-AMS-JER-GCI landing about 20:30 for the business / leisure (code share) world to connect with KLM/AF long haul traffic. Better than LHR to transfer from. Would also give an early G-J and late J-G hop for local traffic.

Lets wait and see ...please :hmm:

Has SI entered into interline agreements either KL, LX or AF at AMS, ZRH or CDG, respectively?

Will they check bags through to final destinations to/from JER?

Jerbourg GCI-SOU via JER
 

Jerbourg - Agreed. There is something wrong about going South first to then go North, apart from the time taken.

ATR 72
 

Confirmed in an advert in todays press and on their website, ATR 72 to operate GCI-SOU 3 x daily direct departing at 07:15, 13:25 and 18:00 starting mid December. Taking FlyBE head on!

Someone is going to lose a lot of money !

Blue Islands are to Aquire another ATR. Unsure when :)

er try today! G-ISLI ATR72 on its way

Oh Wow Thank You :)