Where does Blue Islands fly?

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• C77 says:

  11 Jul11 July 05:17

  I was quite impressed with Blue Islands when I flew them a few years ago SOU-GCI return. Fast track security for every passenger (although with the demise of BE at SOU this probably isn’t important anymore). They also had their own ‘lounge’ airside at GCI which was a nice touch. Effectively a glassed in pen in departures accessed by an entry code printed on your boarding pass. It wasn’t manned but featured dedicated seating for Blue Islands passengers as well as complimentary tea, coffee and water – more than Aurigny and FlyBE passengers got. On board service featured complimentary soft drinks on a 45 minute flight. At £60 return it made for a really pleasant day trip.

  • memesweeper says:

    11 Jul11 July 09:53

    I also flew them once on this route, but with a much older Jetstream aircraft, and decided to avoid them in future.

    They are now ‘all ATR’, which is a substantial step up from that, and I hope a step up from the dash-8s Flybe were using.

    • Dwb1873 says:

      11 Jul11 July 18:26

      Very old ATRs – they’re a bit clapped out to be honest.

    • Dubious says:

      12 Jul12 July 05:29

      Dash-8Qs should be quiter than the ATR-72s.
      The Dash-8Qs also have front and rear embarcation/disembarkation, unlike the ATRs which only have a door at the rear.

      Dash-8s fly faster and higher, ATR-72s lower and slower but with a better fuel performance.

• DANi says:

  11 Jul11 July 06:00

  The MAN SOU route timings are poor given that is largely a commuter route…lunchtime each way ..

  • Andrew says:

    11 Jul11 July 09:17

    I suspect that the GoJ funding will ensure that priority is given key peak diagrams.

    CI residents attend out and in patient appointments at Southampton University Hospital (paid for by the respective CI Governments), so peak morning arrivals are essential.

    If they can fill a plane off peak to help relieve Cross Country’s usual heavily loaded 4+ hour journey between Manchester and Southampton, then that’s a good thing.

• Lady London says:

  11 Jul11 July 12:28

  Wouldn’t it be great to be a pilot on those little aircraft on those routes?

  • Hugh says:

    11 Jul11 July 12:54

    Not once you find out that Blue Islands are the lowest paying airline in the U.K.

    • Paul Pogba says:

      11 Jul11 July 18:12

      Offset by a lower rate of income tax if you’re resident on the islands though?

      • Dwb1873 says:

        11 Jul11 July 18:24

        Very high cost of living though which often cancels out the tax benefits for ‘normal’ earners.

  • Colin MacKinnon says:

    11 Jul11 July 19:23

    Absolutely- and much better paid than a flying instructor. ( ie me!)

    And better paid in the future than BA 747 pilots, or many Emirates ones, or 20% of United’s, or Thomas Cook or Flybe.

    Only better job would be Loganair or the air ambulance here in Scotland – much better scenery and more “interesting” weather 🙂

    • Lady London says:

      11 Jul11 July 20:46

      Yes I was thinking as a pilot on those you’d be earning your money, in bad weather. So not the BA bus driver kind of ride.

      And lots over water which as a passenger, means I’m a basket case. But would keep the day interesting for the pilot 🙂

• ADS says:

  11 Jul11 July 14:37

  The SOU-DUB route appears to be 4x week – Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

  These flights aren’t yet showing up on Skyscanner

• John Murray says:

  11 Jul11 July 15:15

  Booked a few days in Jersey from EMA in October. I always enjoy a turboprop flight (yes, I even liked the Flybe Dash 8s..) as long as it’s no more than an hour or so! 😁

• Fenny says:

  11 Jul11 July 15:44

  Birmingham to Jersey – finally a route that works for me 🙂

• Alex M says:

  11 Jul11 July 16:17

  I wonder how much it costs to repaint an aircraft? I would think the price is substantial for a small airline…

• Rob says:

  11 Jul11 July 16:19

  No, no Cardiff base. Might be a better one for Loganair.

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