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The Scottish regional airline, Loganair will operate a weekend service between Guernsey and Edinburgh next year.
It will be their first direct service to Guernsey in six years.
The service will run from May to September 2025 as a new route intended to benefit both business and leisure travellers. It’s hoped to provide more options and flexibility for those traveling between Guernsey and the Scottish capital.
Pictured: (Left, booking that weekend. Right a month in Advance). You can currently book a flight with LoganAir to Edinburgh, but it involves a stop in Southampton on the way.
Economic Development has welcomed the announcement, highlighting it as a positive development for Guernsey's overall connectivity.
Deputy Neil Inder took the time to reference the recently agreed upon deal with Brittany Ferries.
In a statement, the President of the ED Committee emphasised the importance of diverse travel options, particularly for business, leisure, and personal connections
“Having secured our sea connectivity for 2025 and beyond, the new addition of Loganair to the airlines providing regular services next year is a further, welcome development for our overall connectivity," he said. "There are business, holiday, and - for many people - friend and family connections with Edinburgh, which will benefit from the choice and flexibility provided by the additional services.
"As people will be aware, we are reviewing our air policy framework to look at how it can continue to evolve to best meet our needs in the future, but this announcement shows that under our existing policy there is every opportunity for new carriers to establish new services to the island. In that regard, Guernsey is very much open for business.”
Loganair has a fleet size of 36, (as of September 2024) but 9 of those are the exact same make and model as Aurigny’s current fleet favourite, the ATR-72 600.
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