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 awarded European tour operators’ contracts for 2020 Channel Island programme
Visitors from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland will be discovering Guernsey and Jersey in 2020 as Blue Islands once again partners with leading tour operators to provide charter services to the Channel Islands from Zurich, Rotterdam, Groningen and cities across Germany.
Rob Veron, CEO Blue Islands said,
Partnering with specialist tour operators focused on niche markets such as Guernsey and Jersey is essential to the prosperity of our islands. As a local airline, Blue Islands is committed to the continued reinvigoration of our visitor economies and we once again look forward to welcoming guests on week-long stays to truly discover our beautiful islands.
Walter Fink, Rolf Meier Reisen Director said
We have operated to the Channel Islands since 1987 and now in our 12th year of activity with Blue Islands, chosen for its flexible and bespoke service to meet our requirements and deliver an excellent experience for our guests. Thanks to Blue Islands’ unique position as a true Channel Islands operator we are able to offer holiday products to both islands meaning even more choice for our customers using the optimal 68-seat ATR 72 aircraft.
With two weeks added for the summer 2020 programme, visitors from Zurich will be arriving every Saturday for a 20-week period, between 02 May and 12 September, while visitors from Rotterdam will be arriving on Sundays between 26 April and 06 September, again a 20-week period. This year saw the inaugural nine-week Groningen charter service to Guernsey which sees an extra eight weeks added to the summer 2020 season with flights every Sunday for a 17-week period between 26 April and 16 August.
Mr Veron added,
We are delighted to once again be chosen by Rolf Meier Reisen to fly its guests from Zurich to Guernsey and Jersey and that Sunair has again selected Blue Islands to serve its guests from Rotterdam and Groningen which has been extended by eight weeks.
Securing Dutch and Swiss visitors follows the recent announcement of charter activity in partnership with Globalis, flying visitors from Germany to Guernsey and Jersey for 2020 between 18 April and 21 June. The programme which sees inbound flights on Saturdays and Sundays from different German airports is designed to welcome visitors to the Channel Islands in the shoulder months. The initial 10-week phase is followed by a second seven-week period between 12 September and 25 October.
Mr Veron commented,
Having partnered with Globalis to provide charter flights from 22 airports across Germany to Jersey in 2019, Blue Islands is proud to have once again been selected by Globalis to operate the expanded programme for 2020. Furthermore, we are delighted to see this operation now include holidays in both Guernsey and Jersey.
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