Aurigny gets monopoly on Guernsey's lifeline airlinks as Loganair is denied permits

Loganair's licence applications to operate flights from Guernsey to Jersey and Guernsey to Southampton have been denied by the island's Transport Licensing Authority.

Passengers won't have a choice of operator for flights between Guernsey and Jersey and Guernsey and the Southampton airport.

Guernsey's Transport Licensing Authority has denied Loganair's licence applications to operate flights on those routes.

It leaves the States-owned airline Aurigny with the monopoly for those services.

How did we get here?

On 14 November 2025, Blue Islands collapsed.

This prompted the Guernsey States-owned airline Aurigny and the Scottish carrier Loganair to launch additional services from Guernsey to both Jersey and Southampton.

Loganair was promptly informed that it could not run a link between Guernsey and Southampton as it was a designated lifeline route, which required a special licence.

Aurigny already had a licence, so it solely operated flights to the UK city.

Loganair instead put on flights to Jersey, which at the time was not earmarked as a 'lifeline route'.

However, just days later, on 17 November, Guernsey's Economic Development Committee decided from mid-January, the inter-island air link should also be classified as 'essential' 

Loganair then applied for licences to run services from Guernsey to Jersey and Southampton.

Aurigny also applied for the lifeline licence for the Jersey route, which was approved on 18 December 2025.

Today (9 January 2026), the Scottish carrier confirmed that both Loganair's licence applications have been 'provisionally' declined.

What is next?

Passengers booked on Loganair's inter-island services after next Thursday (15 January) are being refunded as the services have been cancelled.

Chief Executive of Loganair, Luke Farajallah, says they will focus on provisions for Jersey, where they established a permanent operating base in November, but remain open to discussions with Guernsey's Government.

“Our focus is simple: deliver day in, day out aviation solutions for islanders. We’ll show in Jersey what our customer first approach looks like -reliable schedules, clear communication, and care when plans change.

"If we do our job well, we hope Guernsey will soon enjoy the same standard of service.

"Loganair remains ready to bring its experience, scale, resilience, vast network and codeshare relationships to support the community living in and wishing to visit the beautiful island of Guernsey, and our door remains open for dialogue with the States leadership."