Jersey

There was excitement at Guernsey airport yesterday as a famous face arrived in the Channel Islands. Not your average celebrity, this was Pudsey Bear who flew in with Blue Islands.

In July Blue Islands launched its new duty free service with a carefully selected range of products, including spirits, cigarettes and tobacco from some of the world's leading brands.

Blue Islands partnered with the Guernsey Education Department for an exciting and unique initiative to operate a series of special charter flights.

The work has now begun to reconfigure London City airport's western pier in a £16m development programme to transform the departures area.

The Education Department has partnered with Blue Islands to give 180 Guernsey school children the chance to enjoy the spectacle of the Natwest Island Games xvi in Jersey.

Victoria College junior choir, Cambiata, from Jersey successfully competed in a number of performances in the Mid-Somerset Music Festival in Bath recently.

London City Airport has been presented with a prestigious London Transport Award for being the best London airport. The award recognised the airport's continuing success.

Swissport, the world's largest ground-handling provider, has been appointed by Blue Islands as its new ground handling partner in Jersey.

Blue Islands have appointed Lloyd Collins as head of inflight services, a significant addition to the airlines management team.

Managing Director Rob Veron was once again the victorious Blue team Captain in Jersey's Kitchen Inferno event, in association with Shaun Rankin and Ormer.

Following Flybe's substantial cuts to Guernsey's lifeline route to Southampton, Blue Islands have undertaken to accommodate all the Flybe passengers.

Blue Islands is increasing the number of flights it operates between Guernsey and Southampton to up to eight per day as more consumers are choosing Southampton as their route to central London.