The airline’s direct flights to destinations such as Porto and Alicante have proved hugely popular over the past few years.
Last summer it flew every Saturday between three and six times to Porto, Nice, Alicante and Bastia in Corsica between May and September.
But today it said it would be prioritising bedding in new lifeline services including Jersey and Southampton.
It said it made the announcement early to give islanders time to firm up their summer holiday plans. Having taken on an extra ATR 72 aircraft, it will also be adding extra flights to some destinations, including an extra Wednesday flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle, starting on 1 April. This will take Paris flights to three a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Aurigny said it hoped the move would help to sustain last year’s growth seen in French visitor numbers to the islands, and grow the number of islanders using Charles de Gaulle for onward trips to more than 300 destinations worldwide.
‘Adding a Wednesday service to Paris represents another positive step forward for Guernsey,’ said Philip Saunders, chief commercial officer at Aurigny.
‘It gives travellers more choice to visit Paris, the most popular tourist city in Europe, strengthens the island’s global connectivity through one of Europe’s biggest hubs, and further supports our fantastic hospitality sector this summer.’
Deputy Lee Van Katwyk, tourism lead for the Committee for Economic Development, said the extra Paris flight was a positive for both islanders and visitors.
‘It is encouraging to see growth on the Paris route, with the announcement of an additional rotation, further enhancing our connectivity into France,’ he said.
‘This expansion marks an exciting step forward, supporting the extra marketing Visit Guernsey is doing to promote the “Islands of Guernsey” to our closest mainland neighbour. We look forward to continuing our close collaboration with Aurigny to promote this timetable which offers greater travel options for our visitors.’
Fares from Guernsey to Paris start at £49.99 one way.
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