TWO air transport licence applications submitted by Loganair for routes to and from Guernsey are still awaiting approval.
A spokesperson for the Scottish carrier said it had made a “robust case” and was “waiting for the process to conclude”.
It follows an announcement by Guernsey’s Transport Licencing Authority in December, when it confirmed it had received three applications “following a number of changes to
the island’s air links”.
The update came in the wake of Blue Islands’ collapse, after the airline decided to cease trading and enter liquidation in November.
The TLA issues air transport licences for designated essential routes to and from
Guernsey, which includes Gatwick, Alderney and Southampton – with Jersey to
become an essential route from 15 January.
One of the applications was from Aurigny, to operate a scheduled passenger and cargo service between Guernsey and Jersey – which has been approved.
The other two were from Loganair, for services between Guernsey and Jersey as well as Guernsey and Southampton.
The law requires that the applications have to be considered in order of submission.
A TLA spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that the two outstanding applications were “still under consideration”.
And a spokesperson for Loganair said: “We have made a robust case for a licence and we are waiting for the process to conclude.”
The Scottish carrier is establishing a permanent operating base in Jersey, with services to Guernsey, Exeter, Bristol and Southampton.
It has previously stated that its focus is on “connectivity between the Islands and the UK and establishing the Jersey hub.”
