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Flight funding returns as Blue Islands continues to back Channel Islanders with travel support for opportunities and enrichment

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(NEWS) GUERNSEY, Jersey, 2025-Sep-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Blue Islands has opened applications for its latest round of flight funding, continuing its initiative to support Channel Islanders in pursuing opportunities that may otherwise be out of reach. Since its launch in 2019, the programme has provided more than 500 flights to charities, organisations, and individuals,… Read the full news article

Blue Islands Kicks Off Seven-Week German Charter Service, Aiming for 33,000 Visitor Nights in Jersey

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(IN SHORT) Blue Islands has launched its 2025 inbound European charter programme by flying its first German holidaymakers from Erfurt and Münster/Osnabrück into Jersey. This marks the beginning of a seven-week series of flights from Germany—alongside charters from Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland—designed to deliver up to 33,000 visitor bed nights to the Channel Islands…. Read the full news article

Blue Islands Launches New Newcastle Service Connecting Guernsey and Jersey to the North East

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(IN SHORT) Blue Islands has launched a new direct flight service between Newcastle and the Channel Islands, offering up to three flights a week this summer. The new route, celebrated with an inaugural flight, strengthens the airline’s connectivity and supports tourism in the region. Blue Islands is also introducing a new route to Paris starting… Read the full news article

Blue Islands Expands 2025 European Charter Programme, Boosting Tourism to Jersey and Guernsey

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(IN SHORT) Blue Islands is expanding its European charter programme for 2025, bringing up to 4,690 visitors from Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland to Jersey and Guernsey, generating up to 33,000 bed nights and benefiting local hospitality businesses. The initiative includes new routes such as flights from Vienna to Jersey and Bern to Jersey,… Read the full news article

Blue Islands Launches Direct Flights Linking Channel Islands and Newcastle for Summer 2025

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(IN SHORT) Blue Islands has announced new direct flights between Guernsey, Jersey, and Newcastle, starting May 3, 2025, and running through the summer season. With up to three weekly flights, the routes eliminate the need for lengthy road or rail travel to Newcastle and offer convenient, seamless access. The service, which extends through November to… Read the full news article

Blue Islands and partners with Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to manage its carbon emissions via Rewild Carbon

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St. Peter Port, Guernsey, 2021-Nov-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Blue Islands is committed to every one of its flights being carbon neutral from 1 December 2021 through a new partnership with Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. The local airline will balance the carbon impacts of delivering regional air connectivity, which is a vital part of… Read the full news article

Blue Islands to provide charter services to the Channel Islands from Zurich, Rotterdam, Groningen and cities across Germany

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St. Peter Port, Guernsey, 2019-Dec-09 — /Travel PR News/ — 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… Read the full news article

Gatwick Airport: 3.8 million passengers travelled through the airport in April 2017

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Long-haul growth +23% consequently driving impressive cargo growth of +27.2% To celebrate the busiest-ever April in Gatwick’s history, today a video has been released showing a day in the life of the World’s busiest runway London, 2017-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ —Gatwick Airport achieved an impressive 3.8 million passengers travelling through the airport this April,… Read the full news article

Five-star hotel Longueville Manor becomes the first in the Channel Islands to launch it’s own private yacht at the Barclays Jersey Boat Show in May 2015

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JERSEY, 2015-4-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Longueville Manor will be the talk of the Barclays Jersey Boat Show in May 2015 as the leading five-star hotel becomes the first in the Channel Islands to launch it’s own private yacht. The Relais & Châteaux property is renowned for it’s facilities, service and gastronomy and they… Read the full news article

Jersey’s Atlantic Hotel opens its doors for the 2014 season

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Jersey, 2014-2-6 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, Thursday 6th February, marks the start of the 2014 season for Jersey’s Atlantic Hotel www.theatlantichotel.com as the luxury establishment opens its doors once again to visitors after its annual winter maintenance closure. Now, thanks to an ongoing programme of investment, guests can enjoy a variety of new and upgraded facilities including the latest… Read the full news article