Aurigny's only jet makes last flight from Guernsey
The Embraer 195 jet has been in service since 2014
At a glance
In 2023, Guernsey States-owned airline Aurigny agreed to sell its only jet
The jet made its last flight out of Guernsey on Friday without any passengers on board
The airline is standardising on smaller ATR 72-600 planes to reduce costs and improve reliability
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Aurigny's only jet has made its last flight from Guernsey.
The Embraer 195 jet was flown to the UK without passengers on board, in preparation for its sale.
The airline announced in November it would sell the jet, which was introduced in 2014, to provide a "more streamlined and efficient service".
The jet has been operating a reduced schedule since March.
Nico Bezuidenhout, Aurigny's CEO, had previously said the reliability of the jet was part of the reason for the airline's scheduling issues over recent months.
Mr Bezuidenhout said: "It is a good aircraft, but it is getting older and it is an extremely, extremely expensive aircraft to maintain.
The airline is standardising on smaller ATR 72-600 planes to reduce costs and improve reliability.
Aurigny has previously said that propeller-powered planes were better suited to shorter routes and were more environmentally friendly.
It said its ATRs "consumed 36% less fuel per passenger on the route between Guernsey and Gatwick compared to a jet aircraft".
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