Airport website
 

Airport website has finally been updated and released. History of flying in Guernsey is done quite well and worth a read. Info for pax and users also given.

Pete

Any news on if Aurigny have had their route licence approved to operate the proposed Guernsey - Leeds/Bradford route next summer?

Leeds/Bradford route
 

Not seen anything yet, but they have taken delivery of the ATR42 which they intend to use, between it's trips to LCY.

Vienna route
 

Just noted on the visitguernsey website that a summer charter to GCI from Vienna is planned,stating that the carrier has yet to be disclosed. Anyone with any info?
Pete

It is Austrian Airlines, I believe. It is the same tour operator that has offered holidays to Jersey for the past 3 years or so, Primer Reisen. I would imagine it is a triangular route this year? It is a fairly short season, end of May to the beginning of July.

Yes, they used FK100s & A319s to Jersey. I suppose these a/c could "scrape into" Guernsey !

According to the online brochure its' two separate flights:

VIE-JER 0940-1100/1150-1505 OS2765/6
VIE-GCI 1515-1710/1755-2150 OS2599/600

Possibly DH4 VIE-GCI? Austrian do use them on 3hr plus sectors

Yes, I would have thought that the Dash 8 was more likely for Guernsey; & the fact that it is a separate flight to Guernsey would seem to indicate that.

More info
 

LGWAlan,

Thanx for the info, are you able to supply a bit more ?


1. What day do they propose this service to run and over what period
2. Do you have a link to their site with this info as I'm blowed if I can find it!

I'm pretty sure u r right re the a/c as the flight times r longer than the JER rotation.

Thnx in advance

Pete

Austrian and DH4 -seem to remember that one of their DH4's operated a summer route in LBD throughout the summer in 2013, possibly for a tour operator. Arrived just after lunch not sure where it came in from but guess it would be one of the resort airports in the Alps -so CGI should not be a problem for it.

cobopete

I have no info. on this flight, but the Jersey operation (over the last 2 years) took place on a Saturday & ran from April to June - if my memory serves me right !
By the way, Did you get my pm, sent yesterday ?

Hi Pete
Its on page 7 of the electronic version of the Nordische Lander brochure on the following link:
https://www.primareisen.com/prima-kataloge/

Basically - dates are Saturdays 4/6/16 until 2/7/16 for the GCI flight.

Just as an aside - example of a longish DH4 -flight would be LNZ-AOK on Tuesdays block time of 3h20

Thnx Alan for info.........good to see new service!
Pete

Transfer Through Jersey
 

Does anyone have any info on the new inter-island agreement with flybe? Just thinking this may be an option if the flights are going to be cheap?

GCI - JER
 

Current situation is complex, and nothing is certain at the moment. As I understand it:

1. Code share Blue and Aurigny to end
2. No codeshare with FlyBE by Blue has been mooted
3. Blue in discussion with FlyBE re possible franchise agreement .......Blue ac to fly in FlyBE colours and bookings made through FlyBE website
4. Limit on number of Pax FlyBE can fly interisland lifted - cheap fares currently on offer

So cheap flight via JER may be possible but nothing to do with codeshare.

If you remember the TV sitcom "soap".........confused, you will be!


Pete

What, if anything is happening with the summer European routes, will we see Air Berlin, Austrian (new) & VLM this year?

VLM are operating charters from Rotterdam, not sure about the other two

Adam :D

Summer services
 

Additional summer services, not including GR extra services to Man etc:
Blue Islands
Liverpool, Sats 4 Jun - 17 Sep
Aurigny
Barcelona. Sats 23 Jul - 13 Aug
Norwich. Sats 14 May - 17 Sep
Leeds/Brad MWFS from 27 May

Air Berlin
From 23 Apr
DUS 1115
STUT 1530.
Austrian
Vienna - CIAN newsletter states to have been withdrawn

I don't think MAN has any additional flights this summer.

Pretty sure it was 16/17 weekly last summer, but only seems to be 15 weekly this summer.

Summer GR xtra services
 

Timetable is showing summer services as follows -

Saturdays -.2 rotations
East Midlands 28/5 to 17/9


Sunday's -
Manchester. 3/7 to 18/9 X3
Stansted 24/7 to 4/9. X2