Flybe fumes at Blue Islands Aurigny bid

Thursday 15th July 2010, 2:29PM BST.

0585305 FLYBE has tabled several bids for Aurigny since 2003, it has confirmed.

The airline heard through industry sources yesterday about the potential sale of the Aurigny Group to Blue Islands and issued a statement highlighting its frustration at its apparent exclusion from talks.

And it is calling for an independent inquiry to be ‘urgently convened’ to examine how the deal could be struck without an open bidding process.

‘Flybe has the longest unbroken record of service of any airline to Guernsey, has provided lifeline routes to and from the island in good economic times and bad, without recourse to a single penny of public subsidy, and is very disappointed that it has not been invited to make an offer for Aurigny,’ a spokesman said.

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DA DO

July 15, 2010 at 4:51 pm

Why was Flybe not invited to make an offer ????

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cynic

July 15, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Split it in 2 (intelligently) and let both airlines fight over each bit – one each.

We need competition!

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Quarryman

July 15, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Caution required. I fear it could be more than the aircraft taking off!

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Nathan

July 15, 2010 at 7:17 pm

good luck blue islands

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coco

July 15, 2010 at 8:01 pm

Don’t sell to flybe , keep it local. Sorry flybe but of you were not ripping us islanders off then you might of got support.

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