PRESS RELEASE

19 December 2013

Aurigny voted best short-haul in Which? survey.

One of the oldest and smallest carriers in the world has been judged as the best short-haul airline in an annual readers’ survey carried out by the influential consumer magazine: Which?.

Aurigny, which was launched in 1968 and is owned by the government of , held off the challenge from many larger, more well-known carriers such as Swiss, , , and Ryanair.

‘This is great news and we obviously delighted,’ said Aurigny commercial director, Malcolm Coupar. ‘We might be small, but we try very hard to make the passenger experience as enjoyable and stress-free as possible, so getting such a commendation from our customers is the best praise there is. To sit above some of the most famous names in the airline industry is an achievement for which we are very proud.’

Aurigny is based in Guernsey and sits between the coasts of England and France. The airline flies between the islands of Jersey, Guernsey and as well as to important UK hubs such as Gatwick, Manchester, East Midlands, Bristol, Southampton and Stansted. It also runs a regular service to Dinard in Brittany.

‘2013 has been a year of planning following flybe's withdrawal from the Guernsey - Gatwick route. As such, 2014 will be a year of action as we introduce our new jet service to Gatwick and we look at replacing our Trislander aircraft. We hope that the new initiatives we introduce will further enhance the experience of our passengers.’

The Embraer E195 regional jet will be delivered in June 2014.

‘This is a big step forward for the airline,’ says , Aurigny’s CEO. ‘It will be a significant investment for us but it is essential that we replace Flybe’s capacity through our existing slots on this vital lifeline route.

‘The Embraer E195 is a 120-seater aircraft, which we believe will offer sufficient capacity, superior comfort and more baggage space. We also expect it to be more reliable and to perform better when landing in poor weather conditions than the ATRs.

‘The Board made the decision to buy the new aircraft direct from the manufacturer because of the high levels of support the airline will receive in areas such as pilot and engineer training. This will be vital in maintaining a regular operation and we intend to retain an ATR aircraft as a back-up on this route.’

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Notes to editors

Aurigny runs a fleet of Britten Norman Trislander aircraft predominantly between the islands and also between Guernsey and Dinard and between Alderney and Southampton.

Its UK routes (London Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol, Manchester and East Midlands) are served by three ATR turboprops and from June, the Embraer 195 jet.

The airline is famous in the for its mascot ‘Joey’ a yellow Trislander with a face painted on the front.