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