Blue Islands has announced an increase in seats on the peak inter-island services it operates as a Flybe franchise partner, by introducing one of its new larger ATR 72 aircraft on the route.
The airline’s 68-seat ATR 72 aircraft will replace the 46-seat ATR 42 currently operating the morning and evening inter-island flights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – the busiest days for inter-island travel.
It says the new arrangements, from 28 March, will result in a 48 per cent increase in the number of peak morning seats available in each direction on those days.
Tom Barrasin, Blue Islands' Chief Commercial Officer, said: “This is now possible due to Blue Islands’ recent investment in two larger 68-seat ATR 72 aircraft. There have been a number of schedule changes to facilitate this increase in capacity at peak times.”
He added: “In the coming months, Blue Islands will launch a consultation process with industry bodies in Guernsey and Jersey to seek a consensus view on the preferred timings of services.”