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.”
Blue Islands celebrates 10th birthday
Blue Islands celebrates its 10th birthday this year, as we mark a decade of operating flights between the Channel Islands and to the UK from our bases in Guernsey and Jersey, since launch in February 2006.
Rob Veron, Blue Islands' Managing Director said
Since Blue Islands started flying in 2006 we have carried over 2 million passengers. In 2006, we carried 63,500 passengers per year, this year we forecast to fly a total of 380,000 passengers - that's a staggering increase of 500%! Of course we've invested in a larger fleet, our routes and employees, enabling a 300% capacity increase; from 132,000 seats in 2006 to 520,000 this year.
These numbers demonstrate how far we have come in 10 years, and should the proposed Flybe franchise proceed it would mark another milestone in the development of Blue Islands. We are proud to be a locally owned airline and are totally committed to serving the Channel Islands. This growth has significantly contributed to the Channel Islands economy, directly through the taxes and charges paid and indirectly supporting a wide range of sectors through the supply chain from flight support to hospitality and not forgetting the employment opportunities this generates, a true economic enabler; of our own independent means.
Blue Islands started initially in 1999 under the name of Le Cocq's Airlink, supplying perishable goods to Alderney from Bournemouth, with scheduled passenger services introduced on the route in 2002. The company was branded Rockhopper in 2003, before becoming Blue Islands in 2006, and coincided with the delivery of its JetStream aircraft. 2009 saw the airline's first ATR aircraft, which was at the cornerstone of the new management team's strategic plan in 2011 to migrate to an all ATR fleet, subsequently achieved in 2014. Blue Islands branding could be replaced by Flybe livery from May this year, if the agreement with Flybe goes ahead to become a franchise partner.
Mr Veron added
We would like to sincerely thank all of our customers for their support over the last 10 years and we look forward to welcoming customers, old and new, onboard soon.
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