Blue Islands
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| Blue Islands | ||
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| IATA None |
ICAO BCI |
Callsign BLUE ISLAND |
| Founded | 1999 | |
| Hubs | Jersey Airport , Alderney Airport and Guernsey Airport | |
| Focus cities / secondary hubs | Bournemouth Airport, Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport | |
| Fleet size | 7 | |
| Destinations | 7 | |
| Parent company | AirX Ltd | |
| Headquarters | Jersey, Channel Islands | |
| Key people | Paul Sabin (CEO), Derek Coates (Chairman) | |
| Website: http://www.blueislands.com | ||
Blue Islands is an airline based in Jersey in the Channel Islands. Blue Islands is a trading name for AirX Limited. It operates scheduled services from and within the Channel Islands and to France and the UK mainland. Its main base is Jersey Airport (JER), with a hub at Alderney Airport (ACI).
The company changed the trading name from Rockhopper to Blue Islands on 14 February 2006. The move coincided with the delivery of the first of its new fleet of 19-seater BAe Jetstream aircraft and a new air link with the Isle of Man.
Blue Islands is an airline that concentrates on offering a high level of customer service. Blue Islands does this through its passenger lounges in both Guernsey and Jersey, which offer complimentary refreshments and newspapers aswell as television and free Wi-Fi Internet access. Passengers are also permitted to make free changes to their flights online at www.blueislands.com or through Blue Islands reservations centre up to 24 hours before departure online or 1 hour before through reservations.
Blue Islands also offers a simple pricing structure by offereing only two prices per route, and that the price includes all taxes and charges i.e. What you see is what you pay
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 2001 by Le Cocq's Stores and was initially known as Le Cocq's Airlink. It started operations carrying perishable goods from Bournemouth to Alderney. Scheduled services were added on the same route on 1 February 2002. The Rockhopper name was adopted on 29 August 2003. The company moved its headquarters and main operating base from Alderney to Jersey in January 2006.
The airline is wholly owned by the Healthspan Group.
[edit] Services
Blue Islands operates the following services (at September 2006):
- Domestic scheduled destinations:
- Alderney Airport
- Bournemouth Airport
- Guernsey Airport
- Jersey Airport
- Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport
- Cardiff Airport
- Biggin Hill Airport Charter Only
- Isle of Man (Ronaldsway Airport)
- International scheduled destinations:
- St Brieuc (discontinued 31.10.06)
- Planned destinations:
- Southampton Airport - applied to run Guernsey-Southampton service
[edit] Fleet
The Blue Islands fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006):
- 1 Britten-Norman BN2A Islander
- 1 Britten-Norman BN2B Islander
- 3 Britten-Norman BN2A MkIII Trislander
- 3 BAe Jetstream 32EP
[edit] External links
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See also: Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
