MEDIA STATEMENT: 14 NOVEMBER 2025
Blue Islands, the Jersey-based airline, has suspended operations with immediate effect and is considering its options.
All Blue Islands flights have been cancelled. Passengers expecting to fly should not go to the airport unless they have made alternative travel arrangements with another airline. For those with Blue Islands reservations:
- For bookings made directly with Blue Islands, please contact your bank or provider of the payment card used to make the booking;
- For bookings made through our codeshare partner Aurigny but travelling on a Blue Islands flight, please contact Aurigny directly – some flights may still be operating;
- For bookings made through a travel agent or holiday company, please contact the company through whom you booked for advice and guidance.
“After 26 years of serving the Channel Islands, we deeply regret that Blue Islands has this evening suspended its operations,” said a spokesperson. “After very constructive dialogue with Government of Jersey in recent months, including what we understood to have been ongoing assessments of the future options, we were informed this afternoon that they are unable to provide further support. This has meant that we now need to suspend flying immediately whilst we consider the options available and how we can help our customers, staff and stakeholders.”
Funding flights to support our home island communities
Blue Islands provides Channel Islanders with the chance to chase ambitions, showcase talents, and unlock opportunities that may not be possible without travel support through flight funding.
Whether it’s sport, art, enrichment or development, Blue Islands invites Channel Island charities, organisations and individuals to apply for funding in the form of flights for travel off island, supporting many worthy recipients every year.
To apply, our criteria is:
- You are an individual, organisation or charity based in the Channel Islands applying to access an opportunity that would be impossible or very difficult to achieve without the support of free flights
- The activity must enable something good to happen (an opportunity, experience, development or achievement for example) to the benefit of the recipient(s) and, where possible, the broader community
- Sponsorship must directly benefit the recipient
- Applicants should be willing to share their journey with us via social media as well as other marketing activities
Since its launch in 2019, flight funding has provided over 500 flights for worthy beneficiaries.
Applications for the latest round of flight funding have now closed. We look forward to supporting more worthy beneficiaries very soon.
Latest recipients
Beneficiaries of flight funding
- 201 Overseas (Guernsey) Squadron of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets – training with their sister squadron, 7 Overseas (Jersey) and travelling to RAF Boscombe Down.
- Adam Dalton - travelling to Dublin to compete in golf competitions for players with disabilities.
- Alana Woodhall - travelling to Birmingham to compete in the Swim England National Summer Championships.
- Amice Anderson and Oakley Francart - Guernsey fencers, travelling to an Athlete Development Camp in Nottingham.
- Archie Greier – talented young snooker player travelling to tournaments in the south of England.
- Bertille Bacquet - travelling to sail at Team GB HQ as part of the crew4gold talent programme.
- Bradley Andrews-Callec – Athlete and cross-country runner taking part in England Athletics talent pathway training events.
- Brighter Futures – travelling to Bright Beginnings in Guernsey.
- Bright Beginnings – travelling to Brighter Futures in Jersey.
- Clara Ginnis - Jersey swimmer travelling to take part in the Swim England Short Course Championship in Nottingham.
- Channel Islands Air Search - Voluntary rapid response air search and rescue service in Channel Islands waters using flights to support training and engineering work.
- Chloe Gaudion - travelling to Southampton to play in a Girls Junior Golf competition at Skylark Golf course.
- Chloe Ingrouille - Guernsey footballer, part of the U16 Brighton & Hove Albion Girls Academy.
- Danny Conchar – travelling to take part in LTA ranking tennis competitions in the UK.
- Essential Dance - travelling to take part in the Winterwonderjam competition in Poole.
- Family First - a charity supporting families who have children in need of off- island treatment in a UK hospital.
- Geoff Martel - representing the South West region in over 75s Walking Football.
- Grace Greenwood, 100m T35 para-athlete, training at the High-Performance Athletics Centre at Loughborough University.
- GROW Guernsey – travelling to meet Jersey based charities.
- Guernsey Arts - travelling to Jersey to developing an artist in residency programme.
- Guernsey Vale Recreation U15 - Football team travelling to Jersey to take part in the Dave Melton Memorial Trophy tournament.
- Gynette Cowens – taking part in walk events across the UK to raise funds for Walk the Walk Breast Cancer Charity.
- Hannah Silcock – table tennis, British Champion from winning British Home Nations Championship.
- Hannah Sterry - Jersey athlete attending national level swimming and cross-country running events.
- Isla Hall, competing in the U15 Girls category at the Hampshire Cross Country League.
- Jersey Boxing Academy - Travelling to compete in a competition in Southampton.
- Jersey Bulls FC – Under 18s team flying to Southampton to play in the FA Youth Cup.
- Jersey Opera House – bringing artists and performers to the island to support their programme of cultural events.
- Leo Carpenter - under 11 squash player training with the England Squash Aspire South Regional Squad.
- Libby Hart - Paralympic shooter Libby Hart travelling to Southampton to compete in the British Shooting Air Series.
- Lucy O’Sullivan – travelling to compete in archery competitions in the UK.
- Luke and Cameron Gomes - Padel tennis players travelling to take part in LTA competitions in the UK.
- Luke Holmes – competing in the British Triathlon Super Series.
- Matthew Deffains, - swimmer, travelling for the Swim England National Talent Programme.
- Maverick Bull – travelling to practice and compete in BMX racing in the UK.
- Megan O’Hanlon - participation in a Youth Climbing Series competition.
- Mollie Perrett - flying from Jersey to take part in Archery and Shooting competitions in the UK.
- Monty Desforges - Guernsey sailor, racing in national and international events.
- Protect Blue - Travelling to a training programme to assist the veteran community in Jersey with trauma treatment.
- Rebecca Hardy-Bishop - S13 classified (visually impaired) para swimmer, travelling to compete in para competitions in the UK.
- Ryan Le Monnier - travelling to Exeter to compete in a Riding for the Disabled Regional Dressage competition.
- Ryan Sellwood - Martial arts competitor travelling to compete in competitions in the UK.
- Sam Cann - Guernsey swimmer competing in the Hampshire County Swimming Championships
- Tallulah-Mae Rautenbach - competing in the Hampshire County Swimming Championships.
- Zachary Maiden - Guernsey swimmer competing in the Hampshire County Swimming Championships.
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