Aurigny charters an aircraft from rival on problem day

AURIGNY flights were badly disrupted yesterday following technical problems with the airline's ATR aircraft.

Flights were cancelled, passengers were coached between airports, and there were several delays after two of the three aircraft went technical while the third was out of operation undergoing routine maintenance.

The Bristol flight was cancelled and outgoing were passengers were transferred to a Gatwick flight and coached down to the west country.

Incoming passengers from Bristol were coached to Stansted from where Aurigny was forced to charter an aircraft from Flybe.

Manchester flights, which used the same aircraft, were delayed by more than an hour as a result.