Blue Islands standardises aircraft fleet

Friday 17 June 2022

Blue Islands has announced the arrival of its latest ATR 72 aircraft, G-ISLO. The plane arrived yesterday at the airline’s home base in Jersey from East Midlands Airport, where it was fitted-out in Blue Islands livery.

The new aircraft will be “on the line” and flying passengers from today. The aircraft has 72 seats, replacing a smaller ATR 42, 46 seat aircraft, meaning that all five aircraft in the Blue Islands fleet are now ATR 72s.

Rob Veron, Chief Executive of Blue Islands, said: “Our fifth ATR 72 aircraft demonstrates Blue Islands' commitment to providing year-round, sustainable connectivity and socio-economic benefits. It also underpins our positive but measured approach to growth as we emerge from the difficult market conditions caused by the pandemic over the past two years.”

Blue Islands currently operates 900 flights per month on its existing regional network. In addition, the airline is the chosen partner for tour operators flying visitors from Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands – helping to bolster the tourism economy.

Mr Veron added: “As we grow our network, we are also very aware of the need to balance our wider environmental impact. Our ATR aircraft fleet is powered by efficient turboprop engines producing the lowest emissions per seat in its class.”

Pictured (top): Blue Island's new ATR 72 aircraft at Jersey Airport.