More flights out of Channel Islands set for 2026

Blue Islands are expanding its flights from Jersey to Dublin, Newcastle, Norwich and Paris

More flights out of the Channel Islands have been scheduled for next year, an airline has announced.

Blue Islands said it would be expanding its flights from Jersey to Dublin, Newcastle, Norwich and Paris.

It said the Norwich service would be non-stop from Guernsey alongside its existing routes to to Southampton, Jersey and Newcastle.

The airline had been under scrutiny in recent months after it cut 28 of its flights for summer and was found to be the least punctual airline operating in the UK by an aviation regulator.

In August, Blue Islands announced it had launched direct flights from Jersey and Guernsey to Belgium as a new destination for Christmas markets in Europe.

The service said it would still be operating its "core routes" from Jersey to Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands and Exeter.

'Invest in connectivity'

Chief executive officer Rob Veron said flights from Jersey to Paris would begin seven weeks earlier at the start of April.

He said: "This summer we launched new flights to Newcastle and Paris and with a busy summer coming to a close, we know many customers are already looking ahead to summer 2026.

"We're continuing invest in the Channel Islands' connectivity, adding more flights from Jersey to Paris with up to three a week over an extended season and an extra Norwich service non-stop from Guernsey."

Mr Veron added: "Supporting travel for business, leisure, family visits, sport and healthcare, together with our visitor economy, is essential to the socio-economic wellbeing of our islands."