The reconfigured runway at GCI now offers TODAs and LDAs quite similar to those at SEN, with LDA being only 140m less than at SEN, so I should think the A319 could operate satisfactorily on routes from UK.

The figures are:
TORA: 09/1463, 27/1583
TODA: 09/1721, 27/1799 (same as SEN)
ASDA: 09/1463, 27/1583
LDA: 09/1463, 27/1463

easyJet have applied for a licence to operate from GCI, although the UK airport hasn't been divulged it's expected to be LGW

BBC News - Easyjet applies for Guernsey operating licence

That'll put the cat amongst the pidgeons at Aurigny and the States Govt!

Aurigny - we need to borrow lots of money to finance a new jet, so that a jet service to the island can be maintained post-Flybe

States -that makes sense because we deliberately remodelled the runway so it still isn't long enough for anything bigger than an Embraer, and don't worry, we can reject the Licence request!

Guernsey
 

Simply because The States Of Guernsey own Aurigny could they, would they, refuse EZY a licence ?
I doubt it. But, I could be wrong !

Aurigny are not buying a jet to simply maintain a jet service post-flybe. They are buying a jet to replace seats lost by flybe pulling out of gatwick. It was always about increasing Aurignys capacity.
Months of behind the scenes work has gone into researching what would be a viable aircraft for aurigny to operate with. The purchase was only happening because no other airline showed any interest at all in stepping in to operate this service.
Then a few weeks after the the aircraft is ordered, Easyjet knock on the door. What have they been doing for all these months? If Easyjet annouced they would continue the service when flybe left when the slot sale was publicised then you might find that aurigny would have not gone down this particular path and stuck to turboprops.

I hope Easyjet do operate to Gatwick. As for the purchase of the E195 this is probably still needed as I assume Easyjet will (1) not base an aircraft in Guernsey and (2) limit the operation to one or two flights per day (on the basis that they are going to operate 3 per day to Jersey). Flights would therefore not be aimed directly at the business market as there is unlikely to be an early departure or late arrival. Jersey's first Easyjet morning departure will not be until 0830 and the last departure from Gatwick will be at 1730. If one then considers that there are currently 160 seats available on the two 0700 departures from Guernsey and the same returning in the evening then the 122 seater E195 may still not be able to accommodate the potential number of passengers who might wish to travel at those times. At present Flybe operate 430 seats per day to Gatwick. Even with the Aurigny E195 operating 4 flights daily and the AT72-500 operating the remaining 2 flights there will be shortfall of 218 seats per day or 79,570 seats per year. Of course not all of these seats are likely to be filled. Let's hope it will work for the benefit of all. Interesting times.

Would easyJet perhaps be looking at serving GCI from a London airport other than LGW does anyone think?

Based on Ayline's seat figures, I think it would be difficult for the Guernsey Government to resist at least one daily flight from EZY. Furthermore, I would see the travelling public avoiding any prop services with jet equipment becoming available. So, a twice daily service from EZY would probably work.

Maybe Aurigny would have to have a rethink on its fare structure though.

Thurs 3/10 @ 1640 BST

FR24 shows a Titan 733, under AUR callsign, currentky inbound to GCI from STN.

Positioning to do a flight for them I guess.

Inbound to LGW as AUR610

One of the ATR's apparently had a bird strike and was taken out of service this afternoon.

Flybe Jet to leave.
 

Flybe to remove the ERJ175 from Guernsey on the 17th November, replaced with the Q400 unit from Aberdeen. The ERJ175 is off to Aberdeen to serve the Aberdeen-Manchester route..... That didn't last long.

Why would it? The Gatwick is stopping a few months after. The route is dead in the water

Easyjet has pulled its bid to run the Gatwick-Guernsey route.

The total cost publicly quoted for the current Guernsey airport upgrading work on runways, hardstandings, drainage, end safety zones, lighting, navigation aids, etc has been a figure of £80 million, if I recall correctly.

So I was rather surprised to see a much lower figure of £56 million stated in a recent Guernsey Weekly Press article about the work in progress by the main contractor Lagan. Does anyone know why there is such a large difference between the two; is the contract in two separate parts of £56 million and £24 million?

FlyBe have applied to operate GCI-LTN from March 2014:

http://www.gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=84848&p=0

http://www.gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=84845&p=0

JEA used to operate a double daily LTN-GCI/JER some years ago, I seem to remember the service having fairly good loads, so maybe this reserrection of the route will be a sucess.

I hope it works out for flybe. Its nice they will be doing more flights out of luton. But I hope that it will not be the only new one they start.richard

Would someone be kind enough to tell me whether transferring between scheduled flights at Guernsey is possible without exiting and then going through security again ?
I'd like to transfer from Alderney via Guernsey to Gatwick, no luggage, with an already printed boarding card. I accept the transfer is entirely at my own risk but would like to know if 20 mins between one flight arriving and the next departing is likely achievable with a bit of running or if it's absolutely impossible. I'll have a backup anyway - it's really to decide whether a very short connection at GCI is worth giving it a go...

I stand by to be corrected but I think everyone goes through arrivals and customs.

Then its a 1 min walk back to security which will then be q dependant how long that takes.

The aircraft will start boarding 20mins before departure so I don't think its practical.