Blue Islands

[Ray Finkle]

Blue Islands kick-starts flights from Birmingham from 26 April 2021​

Blue Islands will gear up flights to Jersey from 26th April following the Government of Jersey’s announcement concerning the relaxation of travel restrictions for UK visitors.

Rob Veron, CEO Blue Islands said, “Today’s announcement is incredibly exciting, this is the news we have all been waiting for and provides assurance for consumers who are eager to travel. The easing of travel restrictions and aligning with the UK Common Travel Area means that the beautiful island of Jersey is open and ready to safely welcome guests once again.

“This will be an amazing opportunity to visit a beautiful and safe island, so close to home. Whether you are looking for a short break or a longer holiday, a trip to Jersey will feel a world away this summer. We are working closely with Visit Jersey to ensure that Jersey as a visitor destination will be more appealing than ever.”

From 26th April, the airline will kick-start services from Birmingham with schedules sustainably increasing to meet demand.

Rob added, “We know how important flexibility is right now, for peace of mind we have free upgrades to allow changes to be made for any reason up to three hours before departure so everyone can book with confidence.

“We can’t wait to welcome our customers on board again, where of course our enhanced wellbeing measures will continue.”

Tom Screen, Aviation Director of Birmingham Airport commented: “It is great to see the resumption of services from our airline partners. With easy access to Jersey with Blue Islands from the 26th April this means our customers can book with confidence with a reputable airline but also with the knowledge of the easing of travel restrictions to this Common Travel area. We look forward to welcoming back Blue Islands’ customers.”

All services are now available to book at www.blueislands.com.

JERSEY RE-OPENS FOR UK VISITORS

Blue Islands start flights from Birmingham

www.birminghamairport.co.uk

 

[nancledre]

Morning all. Can anyone tell me why some, but not all, blueislands flights appear on FR24 BHX arrivals twice- today as per image?

 

[Scottie Dog]

This happens quite frequently and is very annoying. MAN-EXT has SI169 & SI1169. I've no idea why.

 

[Jerry]

Could one potentially be a charter for a sport's team? The other a scheduled flight?

 

[Scottie Dog]

Could one potentially be a charter for a sport's team? The other a scheduled flight?

No Jerry I don't think that's the reason. I presume it's a system glitch with the way the data is processed. Maybe Blue Islands had planned with one or other flight number and never cancelled the one not being used?

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Blue islands summer schedule
Jersey:
10 weekly flights
2x Mon wed Fri
1 weekly tues,Thurs,sat,sun

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Blue islands winter 24/25

Jersey😀aily

 

[BhxJack]

Sad news for blue Islands but I saw it coming

 

[jfy1999]

They have cancelled BHX for the winter but kept EMA as there is no competition from easyJet there.

Unfortunately this is the downside of having low cost airlines, a 2 weekly Airbus probably offers the same capacity as a 4 weekly ATR, but the number of days on which you can actually fly is drastically reduced.

 

[Nethercote2019]

Blimey I can remember we have always had a good service to Jersey going back to the daily Vanguard
So does this now mean we only have a weekly EasyJet? I think originally it was Sat & Mon but Monday was dropped ??
Unfortunately this is the down side of a big airline & big aircraft on a little route

 

[nwoody2001]

Blimey I can remember we have always had a good service to Jersey going back to the daily Vanguard
So does this now mean we only have a weekly EasyJet? I think originally it was Sat & Mon but Monday was dropped ??
Unfortunately this is the down side of a big airline & big aircraft on a little route

Thankfully EZY from BHX-JER is bookable 2x weekly from now until Sept'25

 

[HPsauce]

Blue Islands must have good reasons to drop a winter service.
The Jersey route has seen a big decline since the heyday period of late '70's and early '80's, when up to 20 rotations occurred at weekends in peak summer period.
However, holiday traffic to the Channel Islands has fallen away considerably since, possibly due to the expense, and greater availability of budget destinations abroad.
There is always a demand for business people to fly out to Jersey though, and year round.
Let's hope they return next Spring.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Ends on the 13th June

 

[HPsauce]

Ends on the 13th June

I've been hearing of horrible goings on at Blue Islands recently. BHX bound aircraft diverted to EMA at short notice. Disabled passengers left stranded for lengthy periods at EMA, and long waits for coach transfer back to BHX. Not good.