March 2021 Newsletter
. May 2019 Wing lift BNAPS News March 2021 BNAPS News Vol 11 Iss 2 – March 2021 Historic First Passenger Service Flight of Aurigny Air Services B-N Islander G-AVCN - 1 March 1968 The first passenger service flight operated by Aurigny Air Services on 1 March, 1968, by B -N Islander, G-AVCN, was a very welcome occasion for Channel Islanders as it marked the reinstatement of air services between the Islands. The Islander, still wearing its Glos-Air colours, carried five passengers on the inaugural flight from Alderney to Guernsey. It was piloted by Glos-Air’s Managing Director, Capt. Charles Poole. This painting by Toby Dixon depicts Islander G-AVCN at Alderney Airport in the early days of Aurigny Air Services operations. The heraldic Lion symbol on the fin replaced the Glos-Air logo a few months after the inaugural flight. The new air services proved to be a great success and by the early 1969 Aurigny Air Services had another four Islanders in service, G-AWBY, G-AWBZ, G-AWNR and G -AWVY. By the end of August, 1969, Aurigny Air Services had carried more than 100,000 passengers. In that time the five Islanders made more than 23,000 landings in 6,700 flying hours. In July 76 sectors per day were scheduled offering over 600 seats; running 27 return flights daily between Jersey and Guernsey, eight return flights between Alderney and Guernsey and three return flights daily on the Alderney to Jersey route. For more about the early days of Aurigny Air Services see pages 6 to 17.
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