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Aurigny Air Services

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Connecting the Channel Islands to the world.

Founded

1968

Headquarters

Guernsey, United Kingdom

Aurigny Air Services is a regional airline based in Guernsey, Channel Islands, operating scheduled passenger services across the British Isles and to select European destinations. The airline serves as the primary air link for the island of Guernsey, providing vital connectivity for residents and visitors alike. Founded in 1968, Aurigny has grown from a small inter-island operator into a well-established regional carrier. It is owned by the States of Guernsey, the island's government, which acquired the airline in 2003 to safeguard essential air transport links for the community. The airline operates routes connecting Guernsey to destinations including London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton, Exeter, and Alderney, among others. Its Alderney service remains one of its most important lifeline routes for that smaller island.

Hubs & network

Aurigny's primary hub is Guernsey Airport (GCI), with secondary operations through Alderney Airport (ACI).

Fleet

Aurigny operates a fleet including ATR 72 turboprops and Embraer E195 regional jets for its various scheduled routes.

Notable facts

›Aurigny is wholly owned by the States of Guernsey, the island's government.
›The airline's name derives from 'Aurigny', the French name for the island of Alderney.
›Aurigny introduced the Embraer E195 to serve longer routes such as London Gatwick.
›The airline operates vital lifeline services to Alderney, one of the smallest inhabited Channel Islands.
›Aurigny was acquired by the Guernsey government in 2003 to protect essential air connectivity.

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Primary hubs

Guernsey AirportGCI · 8 rts Alderney AirportACI · 2 rts Jersey AirportJER · 2 rts London Stansted AirportSTN · 2 rts Bristol AirportBRS · 1 rts Dinard Pleurtuit Saint-Malo airportDNR · 1 rts

Route network map (20 legs)

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Route network

ACI → GCIBNT

ACI → SOUBNT

BRS → GCIAT7

DNR → GCIBNT

EMA → GCIAT7

GCI → ACIBNT

GCI → BRSAT7

GCI → DNRBNT

GCI → EMAAT7

GCI → JERAT4 AT7

GCI → LGWE95 AT7

GCI → MANAT7

GCI → STNAT7

JER → GCIAT4 AT7

JER → STNAT7

LGW → GCIE95 AT7

MAN → GCIAT7

SOU → ACIBNT

STN → GCIAT7

STN → JERAT7

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 7214 routes Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk III Trislander6 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-3002 routes Embraer 1952 routes

Encyclopaedia

Aurigny Air Services Limited, commonly known as Aurigny, is the flag carrier airline of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Its head office is located next to Guernsey Airport in the Channel Islands, and it has been wholly owned by the States of Guernsey since it was nationalised in 2003. It operates regular passenger and freight services to the Channel Islands, France, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Its main base is situated next to Guernsey Airport, with other aircraft and crew based at Alderney Airport.

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