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.”
fly with confidence
Since 2017 we have helped 100s of island residents affected by a fear of flying enjoy the many opportunities that travel brings with our proven ‘Freedom to Fly’ programme, which takes place over two days and includes classroom sessions with a behavioural coach and our Captains, culminating in an experience flight.
We’re proud to host our Freedom to Fly course in our home islands and of the difference it has continued to make to many.
Freedom to Fly 2025
Jersey
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2 day course
Aviation & cognitive theory sessions + experience flight
Team
Blue Islands Captain & Behavioural Change Coach
Your adventures begin here
We understand the impact a fear of flying can have on those affected, particularly when living on an island. Whether it’s connecting with friends and family, taking that business trip, or enjoying a new holiday experience, travel is an essential part of island life.
This two day course will help give you a full understanding of the aviation world, before teaching you how to manage and confront your fears to fly with confidence.
Day 1 am
Aviation & Flying
Our Blue Islands' training team including a Blue Islands Training Captain will explain all the concerns that you may have about flying, including:
- Regulation and safety within aviation
- Training that pilots undertake
- Understanding how an aircraft works and its safety features
- What different sounds mean
- What is happening at each stage of the flight
- Understanding turbulence
- Why things happen during a flight
Day 1 pm
Overcoming your fears
Mo Bury, Behavioural Change Coach from Momentum Training, with 25 years of training experience will discuss:
- What is fear and where does it come from?
- Why and how it causes us to experience those unpleasant feelings
- What happens in the brain and body that creates what we experience as fear?
- How to recognise fear for what it is and let go of the feelings
Day 2 am
Experience flight
For the next part of our Freedom to Fly course we will take you on an experience flight.
- After a quick classroom recap you will check-in for your flight
- The aircraft is a fully crewed Blue Islands ATR 72
- The entire Freedom to Fly team are with you on the flight
- It will be a dedicated flight for the course participants
- The team will reassure you and explain what is happening throughout the flight
Day 2 pm
Review & feedback
Following the experience flight there will be a final session:
- Cement the learnings and changes you have made
- Ask any final questions to the team
- Look forward to booking your next flight away
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Course dates for 2025
- Jersey: tbc
- Guernsey: tbc
Course booking fee
Two days, with classroom sessions, experience flight and refreshments
- £150
Our welcoming environment with intimate groups and a supportive setting means we are able to provide personalised attention to each individual, however this means places are limited.
We have delivered courses in Guernsey and Jersey in January 2025, register your interest in future courses here.
- Available to Guernsey and Jersey residents, once you have been offered a place, payment of your course booking fee shall be made to Blue Islands within five days of notification to secure your place on the course
- The fee for a Freedom to Fly course is non-refundable and cannot be transferred
- We will use reasonable endeavors to help you with your fear of flying, however cannot guarantee success, or the level of success. No refunds will be made in the event that the attendee believes the course has not been successful.
- If for any reason the course or part of the course is cancelled or postponed we will use reasonable endeavors to offer the course (or part of the course) at a future date
- During the course images/video may be taken for marketing purposes, unless you explicitly advise otherwise
- Applicants must be aged 18+
- Except in circumstances where any injury to the attendee is caused by negligence of Blue Islands or its employees, Blue Islands is not liable for any loss, damage or injury caused to the attendee including without limitation, any economic loss, consequential loss, loss of profit, special loss or damage howsoever arising
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