Blues Islands to buy Aurigny - more regional consolidation in UK

Channels Islands Airlines Aurigny Air Services and Blue Islands are to be merged under the ownership of the current Blue Islands shareholders.
The States of Guernsey, who currently own, Aurigny, are negotiating to sell the airline to their principal rival, Blue Islands. The sale is subject to final approval by the stats of Guernsey and a process of due diligence.


Two important factors in the the merger are the maintenance of cost effective competition on the key Gatwick to Guernsey route, and the creation of a viable inter-island operator between Guernsey and Jersey.

The owner of Blue Islands has said that : "If a final agreement is reached later this year and approved by the States it would be our intention to merge the two airlines, invest heavily in new more fuel-efficient aircraft and eventually phase out the old Trislanders as they reach the end of their natural lives. "We will keep the best of the Trislander fleet to service Alderney, where there is currently no realistic alternative aircraft. We believe that by doing this we can return the airline to profitability within two years."

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