Aurigny introduces new lower fares for children

Monday 23 July 2018

Aurigny has said it will slash its prices for under-16s travelling under its new “Kids Fly for Less” initiative from 5 November 2018.

Under this scheme all children's fares, that is for those aged between two and 15, will be cut by 15%. Infant fares – those under two – will be scrapped, with just the taxes and charges having to be paid.

Using Gatwick as an example, that means an infant will be charged £20.86 return, representing a saving of between £15 -£50 compared to current fares. 

For every child ticket booked, two items out of either a pushchair, travel cot or car seat will be free.

Aurigny's Commercial Director Malcolm Coupar said these benefits will not be a time limited, promotional offer, but permanent. 

“We are proud to be the first airline in the Channel Islands to offer this kind of package for families. Many of us at Aurigny are parents and we know the pressures and stresses that come with travel. As a family, you often have to take more luggage – including pushchairs and buggies – and have to travel in school holidays, when everything costs more. 

“This package of benefits is designed to take some of that stress away and make it a bit easier for families travelling with us. As a community-based airline, we want to support families as much as we can. As well as supporting local families in Guernsey and Alderney, we also hope this will make travelling to Guernsey easier and cheaper for visiting families and boost the islands’ tourist numbers.” 

These fares only applied to future bookings, he added, and cannot be retrospectively applied, but the reduced rates are available from today for forward bookings from November onwards. 

Cheaper fares were introduced based on customer feedback, Aurigny said, and it has “carefully reviewed” the ways it can support families – especially because “many have no choice but to travel during the more expensive peak periods”. 

These new children's rates, can be used combined with other family benefits already offered by the airline, including free ‘flight forward’ services, when families arrive in time from abroad to catch an earlier flight home. Also, the ‘Rescue Fare’, when a flight is missed and passengers can move to the next available flight at no additional cost for children.