Hope for new air link to improve Alderney tourism
An Alderney hotelier hopes new air links will boost tourism across the Channel Islands and France.
Airline Finistair is trialling flights every Friday and Sunday linking Alderney, Jersey and Brest until the end of August as part of an agreement between the governments of Jersey and Alderney.
The chief executive Loïc Andro said he hoped the new route would continue if the trial was successful.
Hotelier Tracey Farquhar-Beck said that despite being so close together, it was difficult to travel between the islands.
She said: "Before both the plane and the boat, people had to go via Guernsey and to be quite honest it was cost-prohibitive for most people."
Ms Farquhar-Beck said she hoped the trial would be a success.
She said: "We'd like to see it as a year-round feature, whether the demand would be there or not.
"It gives people more options and opens Alderney to new visitors, especially from Jersey and France."
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