GUERNSEY - FROM 1 JULY - LATEST PASSENGER INFORMATION
Guernsey 🇬🇬
In accordance with the latest advice from the States of Guernsey if you are flying to Guernsey, please read the following pre-departure information.Â
All arrivals
Everyone travelling to Guernsey is required to complete a travel tracker prior to arrival in Guernsey:
From 1 July
Fully vaccinated?
- There are no testing or isolation requirements for fully vaccinated passengers arriving in Guernsey from 1 July.
Not fully vaccinated?
- Passengers who are not fully vaccinated will continue to be subject to Category requirements based on regional classification (see from 14 May).
Children
- From 1 July, children aged 17 or under are assessed as the same risk as their parent/guardian/carer unless they have their own vaccination status
From 14 May / Regional classifications for non fully vaccinated passengers from 1 July
Regions will be classified as Category 1, 2, 3 or 4 which will determine testing and isolation requirements when arriving in Guernsey.
- Category 1: Air bridge only, no isolation or testing requirements
- Category 2: Arrival + Day 7 PCR test, (if still in Guernsey) Self-isolation until first negative test result
- Category 3: Arrival + Day 7 PCR test, Self-isolation until Day 7 negative test result
- Category 4: Arrival + Day 13 PCR test, Self-isolation until Day 14Â
Click here for the latest regional classifications
Common Travel Area
Guernsey is within the Common Travel Area. You do not need to complete the UK Government Travel Declaration Form for travel to the island and you do not need to test or isolate on return to the UK.
All visitors need to provide details of the travel history in the 14 days prior to visiting Guernsey through the Travel Tracker.
General advice for travel to Guernsey can be found here, alternatively, please call the States of Guernsey Covid non-clinical helpline on 01481 717118.
If you have any questions you can call the Blue Islands Customer Care team on:
customercare@blueislands.com or 01234 589 200 (Call Centre open Mon-Fri: 09.00-14.30, Sat 09.00-13.00 & Sun 11.00-15.00).Â
Border policies subject to change - for the very latest information please follow links to the States of Guernsey.
JERSEY - LATEST PASSENGER INFORMATION
Jersey 🇯🇪Â
In accordance with the latest advice from the Government of Jersey if you are flying to Jersey, please read the following pre-departure information.Â
All arrivals
Each nation of the UK / Crown Dependency is categorised as Green or Red for arrivals in Jersey.
Everyone travelling to Jersey is required to complete an online registration form within 48 hours before departure, which will include a declaration of your travel history for the 14 days prior to arrival in Jersey.
Fully vaccinated?
- If arriving from a Green nation you do not need to isolate, however you will be required to take a free PCR test on arrival.
- If travelling from a Red ‘emergency brake’ area or a red nation, fully vaccinated passengers will need to isolate until received negative test result, typically in an average of 12 hours.
Not fully vaccinated?
- If arriving from a Green nation - free PCR test on arrival + Day 8 (if still in Jersey): Self-isolation until Day 0 negative test result - expected within an average of 12 hours
- If travelling from a Red nation - free PCR test on arrival, Day 5 & Day 10 PCR test: Self-isolation until Day 10 negative test result
Children
- From 22 June, children under the age of 18 will be classed as Green arrivals, regardless of their parents’ vaccination status or their 14-day travel history
- Children aged 11 to 17 years old will be required to complete a pre-departure travel form and undertake a PCR test upon arrival and on day 8, and must isolate until they receive a first negative test result
- Children aged 10 or under will not be required to complete a pre-departure travel form or undergo testing
Classification before 29 June
Guernsey, England, Wales, IoM and Northern Ireland are classified Green, with exceptions in ‘emergency brake’ Red areas. Scotland is currently Red.
Classification from 29 June
Guernsey, Wales, IoM and Northern Ireland are classified Green. England & Scotland are Red.
For the rest of the world (when travelling via the UK) Jersey will follow UK Red, Amber and Green classifications.
Click here for the latest regional classifications
Common Travel Area
Jersey is within the Common Travel Area. You do not need to complete the UK Government Travel Declaration Form for travel to the island and you do not need to test or isolate on return to the UK.
Pre-departure negative Covid test
It is possible to replace the need for a PCR test on arrival in Jersey and the need to isolate with evidence of a negative pre-departure PCR Covid test, this will need to be pre-approved prior to arrival in Jersey, more information is available here.
General advice for travelling to Jersey can be found here.
If you have any questions you can call the Blue Islands Customer Care team on:
customercare@blueislands.com or 01234 589 200 (Call Centre open Mon-Fri: 09.00-14.30, Sat 09.00-13.00 & Sun 11.00-15.00).Â
Border policies subject to change - for the very latest information please follow links to relevant websites for the Government of JerseyÂ
Enhanced wellbeing - fly with confidence
The continued safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is always our highest priority which is why we have implemented enhanced wellbeing measures which includes all customers aged 11 and above wearing face masks.
There is an exemption to the requirement for a face covering for customers with medical grounds, such as respiratory difficulties. If you meet the exemption requirements, you may be asked to present supporting government documentation
This is one element of a series of enhanced wellbeing measures we have implemented which include:
- Microbe Shield surface protection in the cabin
- Aircraft touch point sanitation procedures
- Cabin air is continuously replenished with fresh air every 5 - 7 minutes, the cabin may be slightly cooler than normal, therefore you may wish to have a jumper to hand
- Seat allocation to maximise the distance between passengers in the cabin where possible.
- Reduced contact points, with the exception of safety cards, all seat-back literature has been removed and there is no inflight service
We look forward to welcoming you on board.
For peace of mind, our flexible promise ensures you can change your flight without a change fee or choose a voucher should you be affected by a new change to travel classifications. LEARN MORE >>
Blue Islands first to gain training approval
Blue Islands are the only airline based in the Channel Islands that are certified to provide their own approved ATR training to pilots and cabin crew, both in house and externally. The local airline is approved under the European regulator EASA* as an Approved Training Organisation.
The approval means that Blue Islands can now train for initial, annual, recurrent and revalidation training that is required by all flight and cabin crew to become type -rated for the ATR aircraft. The training can be completed at the Blue Islands main operational base in Jersey and their simulator base in Morlaix, France.
Rob Veron, managing director of Blue Islands is delighted with the approval.
This is a huge achievement for our operational team as we are the only airline in the Channel Islands to have gained this approval. This means we no longer have to send away any of our locally based crew, we can be more dynamic with our programmes and further cement our roots here in the islands.
In addition, Blue Islands were one of the first airlines in Europe to gain approval to issue cabin crew attestations. These are the cabin crew equivalent to a pilots' license to fly. Second only to Virgin Atlantic, Blue Islands can now issue approved documentation to their cabin crew.
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