Aurigny Air Services is one of the prime air carriers operating from its base in Guernsey, Channel Islands. Aurigny Air Services Limited comes under the ownership of the States of Guernsey. The Guernsey Airport makes the main base of Aurigny Air Services. The hubs of this aviation company are at Alderney Airport and Jersey Airport in the Channel Islands. The air services of Aurigny operate passenger flights as well as freight services between the Channel Islands, England and Western France. This particular air service started its operation on March 1, 1968. Till 2007, Aurigny Air Services issued paper tickets for its passengers. From June 2007, the ticketing system was upgraded to electronic tickets. The passengers traveling by Aurigny Air Services can also book their flight tickets by availing the online booking services of
'Maps of World'.
Aurigny Air Services operates 13 flights to and from 9 airports, which include both domestic and international airports. The fleet of Aurigny Air Services includes the following aircrafts:
Britten-Norman Trislander
ATR 72-202
ATR 42-300
The maximum flights operated by Aurigny Air Services are Britten-Norman Trislander. This civilian utility aircraft owned by Aurigny Air Services counts 9 in number and each of them carries 16 passengers. These flights are mostly used as domestic flights. There are 3 flights of ATR 72-202 under the operation of Aurigny Air Services. Each of these flights has a capacity for 68 passengers. One of these ATR 72-202 is operated for another airline – Flybe. The aircraft of ATR 72-202 counts 2 in number. The total number of passengers to be served by these 2 flights is 102.
The domestic airports served by Aurigny Air Services include:
Guernsey Airport
Alderney Airport
Jersey Airport
The international airports in England and Western France to be served regularly by Aurigny Air Services include:
Pleurtuit Airport
London Gatwick Airport
Bristol International Airport
London Stansted Airport
Southampton Airport
Manchester Airport
