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.”
Bristol
Additional Jersey - Bristol flights available after Flybe pull out of route
We are delighted to announce the introduction of additional flights to our popular twice daily Jersey - Bristol schedule. There will be an additional midday Saturday service from 29 March 2014, just in time for the busy summer season.
Managing Director Rob Veron looks forward to providing more flights for Blue Islands' passengers.
As Jersey's locally based airline, we're committed to the serving the island. It's important that we make sure a Saturday service remains. Bristol has been one of our greatest success stories to date, illustrated by our requirement to replace the 19 seat Jetstream aircraft with our 48 seat ATR aircraft in March this year. Around 70% of the passengers during the summer months are visitors to our islands, therefore an additional Saturday service will provide more travel options to our island.
On behalf of Jersey Airport, Group CEO for Ports of Jersey, Doug Bannister, said:
We are delighted to see an increase in services on the Bristol route, in particularly on a Saturday, which continues to be the most popular day of operation for inbound leisure travellers. Today's news further demonstrates Blue Islands' commitment to its Jersey flying programme. Should our passenger numbers on this route continue to increase we have further capacity available to meet this as our customers require
The introduction of a Saturday service will provide an extra 1500 seats on this route during 2014. Since operating the larger ATR aircraft on this service in March, Blue Islands has increased passenger numbers by 67%.
Blue Islands has been operating twice daily flights to Bristol since April 2011 and has carried over 50,000 passengers during this time.
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