Aurigny Air Services is a Guernsey airline, based at Guernsey Airport in the Channel Islands. It has an additional operating base at Alderney Airport, also in the Channel Islands. The company is one of the oldest British airlines, after Monarch Airlines and Loganair. It has a fleet of 12 aircraft, composed of a mixture of ATR, Embraer, Dornier, RUAG and Britten-Norman planes. The States of Guernsey are the sole owners of Aurigny Airlines, which is Guernsey's flag carrier.

The airline covers 14 destinations. Aside from its two bases in the Channel Islands, Aurigny Airlines also flies to London City, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester, Bristol, East Midlands, Southampton, Leeds-Bradford and Norwich in the United Kingdom, Grenoble and Saint Malo in France, and Barcelona in Spain. Aurigny Air Services once operated a codeshare with Blue Islands on the Guernsey to Jersey route, with the agreement ending in 2016. The company is not a member of an alliance.

Online check-in

All passengers on Aurigny flights can take advantage of their convenient online check-in services for their journey, opening from 72 hours ahead of a flights departure time. Online check-in closes 1 hour prior to the scheduled take-off time, or 3 hours before takeoff if the flight is leaving from the United Kingdom. Passengers can check in online using their booking reference number and their last name. During online check-in, seats will be automatically assigned unless passengers choose to pay extra to select their own seat. Passengers with infants will not be able to check in online.

Hand luggage allowance

Aurigny bookings entitle passengers to take 1 piece of hand luggage on their flight. This cannot weigh more than 10 kg (6 kg on some flights) and cannot be larger than 48 x 36 x 20 cm. Any hand luggage that is either too heavy or too large will have to be checked into the aircraft's hold and excess baggage charges will be applicable. There is no baggage allowance for infants. In addition to their hand luggage allowance, there are some extra items that passengers will be able to take on their flight. These include essential medicines such as insulin and milk or food for a baby.

Checked baggage allowance

Aurigny Air Services provides a checked baggage allowance of 20 kg to its passengers on most routes, with some routes hainge an allowance of 15 kg instead. Flexible ticket holders will be permitted to take checked luggage weighing up to 30 kg. Passengers can also elect to add an extra 20 kg of checked baggage to their allowance. Passengers who wish to take advantage of this option must do so in advance by calling company's reservation line. This can be done up to 4 hours before a flight. Infants do not have a checked baggage allowance but may bring a stroller. The airline will not accept any item of luggage weighing more than 23 kg.

Airline Information

Airline name: Aurigny Air Services
IATA code: GR
Year Founded: 1968
Headquarters: Guernsey, Channel Islands
Website: aurigny.com

Latest customer reviews on Aurigny Air Services flights

4.2 /5

Total reviews based on: 35

Southampton

Alderney

Eastleigh - The Blaye ( SOU - ACI )

5.0 /5

Paul

Date 2019-09-18 Location Age Class Economy

There are reports that Guernsey is planning on cancelling the airline trip from Southampton to Alderney. There are Islanders who are quitting the Island because of the threat of losing the link. A business plan is urgently needed to keep this air link open. A great opportunity for an investment

4.3 /5

4 reviews

Southampton

Guernesey

Eastleigh - Guernsey ( SOU - GCI )

5.0 /5

Boo

Date 2019-07-03 Location Suffolk Age 51-70 Class Economy

Hour and 15 minutes stuck in Guernsey Airport as plane delayed

5.0 /5

1 reviews

East Midlands