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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Blue Islands quits Loganair alliance over new route
The airline Blue Islands has pulled out of an agreement with Loganair, after the Scottish airline announced it would operate its own flights between Jersey and Southampton. In 2020, the two airlines announced they had formed an alliance allowing customers to book connecting flights from Jersey to other destinations. On Wednesday, Loganair announced it was to offer its own flights to Southampton, in direct competition with Blue Islands. Blue Islands said it had served notice to Loganair of the "immediate termination of the codeshare agreement between the two airlines". "We intend that existing bookings for all customers to connect between Blue Islands and Loganair flights, and for any customer who has booked a Blue Islands flight via Loganair, will be honoured in full," a spokesperson for Blue Islands said. "There is no need for any customer holding an existing booking to take action, albeit no new codeshare bookings will be possible from today. "If a customer wishes to amend or cancel any such booking for future travel, they are able to do so by contacting the airline or travel agent through which their booking was first made." Blue Islands said it extends its grateful thanks and best wishes to team members across both airlines who have worked to deliver for its mutual customers over the five years of the co-operation. More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Loganair said the new route would commence in early 2026 with flights going on sale later in the year. A spokesperson for Loganair said: "We are delighted to be announcing another new route from our new Southampton base, linking this important coastal city to Jersey. "We are also looking forward to supporting inbound tourism to Jersey, boosting the visitor economy and working in partnership with the outstanding local hospitality sector." Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to More on this story Government could act if airline delays continue Compensation calls for Blue Island passengers Loganair opens new base and creates jobs
ITV News
5 days ago
- Business
- ITV News
Loganair to rival Blue Islands with daily flights between Jersey and Southampton
Loganair will start running daily flights between Jersey and Southampton from early 2026. The Scottish airline has chosen to compete with local operator Blue Islands, which currently offers the only direct service between the two airports. Loganair says tickets for the new route, which will use an Embraer 145 jet aircraft, will go on sale later this year. Each passenger gets up to 21kg of luggage allowance, allocated seating and an in-flight refreshment included in the price, which has not been announced. The news comes in the same week Ports of Jersey announced a 'major redesign' of the island's airport departures area to better serve travellers' needs. A spokesperson for Loganair says: "The DNA of our business for over six decades has been to link regions and cities and to connect island communities to the mainland. "We recognise how important a reliable and resilient service is between Jersey and Southampton, and we are looking forward to serving these communities with the new route." Meanwhile, the airline Jet2 has cancelled plans to run a regular service between Jersey and Bournemouth for summer 2026. It has dropped six routes from the south coast airport following a review and says any customers who have already bought tickets will get a full refund.
Edinburgh Live
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
ITV Lorraine Kelly stuns Scottish plane passengers with inflight announcement
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Lorraine Kelly delivered unexpected in-flight entertainment to fellow travellers journeying to the Orkney 2025 Island Games. The beloved morning television presenter was travelling on Loganair's Dundee to Kirkwall service last week in anticipation of the highly awaited Island Games. The broadcasting icon, who regularly visits the islands, left passengers astonished when she delivered an impromptu announcement over the aircraft's PA system. Clearly thrilled to take control of the microphone, the television personality warmly greeted her fellow travellers before the flight's departure. Her spontaneous address was met with enthusiastic clapping from everyone aboard. The 65-year-old ITV presenter announced: "Hi everybody I'm Lorraine Kelly and I want to welcome you on this Loganair flight. Of course we have just landed in Dundee and we are on our way to Kirkwall.", reports the Daily Record. "This is the last call for the Orkney Island Games. I hope you all have a brilliant time. I've just always wanted to do this, this is super cool so thank you so much. Enjoy, you'll love Orkney, it's the best place in the world." Kelly serves as an ambassador for the 20th edition of the games, which commenced today. The competition brings together athletes from 24 islands worldwide to compete across 12 different sports throughout the week-long tournament. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. The games, which first launched in 1985 on the Isle of Man, were scheduled to be formally opened today by the Princess Royal. Loganair serves as the Official Airline Partner of the 20th International Island Games.
Daily Record
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Lorraine Kelly leaves passengers stunned after making surprise inflight announcement
The Queen of morning TV was aboard Loganair's Dundee to Kirkwall flight last week ahead of the much anticipated Island Games. Lorraine Kelly provided surprise inflight entertainment to fellow passengers heading to the Orkney 2025 Island Games. The Queen of morning TV was aboard Loganair's Dundee to Kirkwall flight last week ahead of the much anticipated Island Games. The TV legend, who is a frequent visitor to the island, left passengers stunned when she gave a surprise address to passengers. Excited to take to the PA system, the TV host welcomed fellow passengers to the flight ahead of its journey. Her announcement was received with applause from those onboard. The 65-year-old ITV host said: 'Hi everybody I'm Lorraine Kelly and I want to welcome you on this Loganair flight. Of course we have just landed in Dundee and we are on our way to Kirkwall. 'This is the last call for the Orkney Island Games. I hope you all have a brilliant time. I've just always wanted to do this, this is super cool so thank you so much. Enjoy, you'll love Orkney, it's the best place in the world.' Kelly is an ambassador for the 20th edition of the games, which started today. The games sees athletes from 24 islands around the world compete across 12 sports over a week-long event. The games, which began in 1985 on the Isle of Man, were due to be officially opened today by the Princess Royal. Loganair is the Official Airline Partner of the 20th International Island Games. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Scottish Sun
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Watch the moment plane passengers left stunned as TV legend moonlights as air hostess and makes inflight announcement
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LORRAINE Kelly surprised a plane load of people in Scotland when she jumped on the loudspeaker to make an announcement. The ITV presenter has been touring her homeland as an ambassador for the Orkney International Island Games. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Lorraine Kelly surprised passengers on a recent flight in Scotland Credit: Instagram 4 She moonlighted as an air hostess to make an announcement Credit: Instagram 4 Lorraine described it as a career highlight Credit: Instagram The games are a week-long event that sees athletes from 24 islands around the world compete across 12 sports. Lorraine was jetting from Dundee to Kirkwall on a Loganair flight when she surprised other passengers by jumping up to the front of the plane and speaking into the microphone. "Hi everybody, I'm Lorraine Kelly and I want to welcome you on this Loganair flight," she started. "Of course, we have just landed in Dundee and we're on our way to Kirkwall, and this is the last call for the Orkney Island Games." lorraine kelly saved shows Major boost for ITV daytime as THREE hit shows will return amid schedule chaos Lorraine continued: "I hope you all have a brilliant time and I've always wanted to do this, this is super cool, so thank you so much and enjoy. You will love Orkney, it is the best place in the world, thank you." The presenter shared the video of her announcement to her Instagram page. She captioned the post: "A CAREER HIGH! Making the announcement on the @flyloganair flight from Dundee to Kirkwall - for @orkney2025 - great atmosphere here - the #bermuda team were playing a fun game of cricket down the High Street in Kirkwall last night!" Lorraine's role as the Games' ambassador comes after ITV slashed her eponymous daytime show by 30 minutes. From January, Lorraine will only take to the airwaves for 30 weeks of the year and for only half an hour at a time. Following the announcement, fears rose that the veteran presenter could quit the channel entirely. However, she insisted that she was not quite done yet when she spoke to Tom Kerridge on the Proper Tasty podcast in May. Lorraine, 65, has been appearing on ITV breakfast screens for over four decades. She joined the original breakfast TV station TV-am in 1994 as its Scotland Correspondent. When the Camden-based company lost its licence, she was one of only a few stars who made the switch to GMTV in 1993.
