No Condor agreement before review complete
GOVERNMENT is working towards signing a service level agreement with Condor, Economic Development president Peter Ferbrache said as he reassured colleagues that his committee was keen to ensure the...
View ArticlePassengers flung from seats as ferry hits rock
PASSENGERS were hurled from their seats yesterday when the Herm Travel Trident V hit a rock in the Little Russel.
View ArticleCollapse in sea arrivals ‘extremely concerning’
A LEADING tourism industry figure has described as ‘incredibly concerning’ the collapse in the number of people arriving by sea.
View ArticleRunway extension to go back to the States
A FORMAL bid to extend the runway has been submitted and will be debated later this year, it has been confirmed.
View ArticleAirline boss rejects £30m. spend on longer runway
PLANS to get a runway extension built in the next three years have been labelled a ‘worrying failure to understand the contra-implication far beyond a £30m. piece of Tarmac’, by one airline boss.
View Article‘Don’t extend the runway, just move the whole airport’
FORGET building just a longer runway, one local pilot has said. Instead, move the entire airport to reclaimed land off Mont Cuet.
View ArticleAircraft proposals unveiled in Alderney
ALDERNEY States member Norma Paris has unveiled proposals to acquire a fleet of aircraft to operate the Guernsey route.
View ArticleP&R review into island’s expectations for Aurigny
A WIDE-RANGING review of Aurigny services is being launched by the States’ senior committee.
View ArticleCyclists and pedestrians to get priority at Salerie
CYCLISTS and pedestrians would have right of way over motorists at the entrance to Salerie car park under a proposal put forward by Environment & Infrastructure.
View ArticleCondor is urged to buy ferry to help on UK route
CONDOR has been urged by a States committee to buy an additional second-hand ferry to run to the UK, and to buy a new purpose-built vessel in a few years’ time.
View ArticleClipper not sailing due to engine problems
Commodore Clipper's sailings today and tomorrow have been cancelled because of a problem with her port main engine.
View ArticleFlybe looks at Heathrow
HEATHROW could be reopened to islanders, if it is given the green light for expansion.
View ArticleNetwork widely used, says Flybe
ISLANDERS have taken advantage of the greater connectivity offered under the Flybe/Blue Islands franchise and over two months have flown on nearly a third of Flybe’s network, the airline has said, as...
View Article‘Routes will go if profit is needed’
ROUTES would be lost, others cut back with only Gatwick safe if Aurigny was told to make a profit, the airline’s chief executive officer has warned.
View ArticleAlderney requete ‘red card’ to Aurigny management
A ‘RED CARD’ requete calling for a vote of no confidence in Aurigny’s management is being brought to the States of Alderney this month by Steve Roberts.
View ArticleRunway will be ‘won or lost on business case’
A BUSINESS case about the merits of extending the runway will be drawn up, the politician leading calls for the project has said
View ArticleSeptember bus figures the best since records began
THE number of people travelling by bus in September was the highest since monthly records began.
View ArticleGroup calls for new Trislanders to be built
ALDERNEY’S Trislander Pressure Group has urged the States of Guernsey to reject the Aurigny budget of ‘open ended structural losses’ forecast for when an all-Dornier fleet serves the island’s routes.
View ArticleEast Midlands runway work means no flight service for six weeks
AURIGNY is suspending its East Midlands service from 4 November to 19 December while repairs are carried out to the UK airport’s runway.
View Article‘Cheaper tickets, improved reliability with longer runway’
ECONOMIC growth and job creation come with a longer runway, the Chamber of Commerce has said.
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