Aurigny has marked a major milestone on its popular London City to Guernsey route, after flying its 75,000th passenger since the service launched in March last year.
The occasion was made extra special with a visit to the island from senior leaders at London City Airport – which was recently named London’s best airport by Which?
The lucky 75,000th passenger to visit Guernsey via London City was James Lannon who had travelled over from Luxembourg for a wedding. He won some tickets to use on a future flight.
“I was pleasantly surprised to learn I was the 75,000th passenger!” he said.
“The connection through London City after my flight from Luxembourg was incredibly smooth, and I’m looking forward to celebrating with friends here in Guernsey.”
Andrew Hodges, Chief Commercial Officer at London City Airport, said: “We’re delighted to have connected 75,000 passengers between the beautiful island of Guernsey and the heart of London. We have a very strong partnership with the team at Aurigny and are fully committed to maximising the ongoing benefits of this route for the community here.”
Nico Bezuidenhout, Chief Executive Officer of Aurigny, added: “We have an incredibly positive relationship with London City, and are excited to welcome them to the island to see the community they support. Between the two London airports we serve, Aurigny is pleased to provide unrivalled direct access to the heart of the city via London City Airport, and connectivity to the wider world via London Gatwick, which serves over 230 destinations worldwide. It’s a London pairing that seems to be working quite well for Guernsey.”
While in Guernsey, Mr Hodges and Adam Hickmott; Head of Aviation Business Development, London City Airport, and Cameron MacIndoe; Head of Media & Communications, London City Airport, were able to tour the island and meet other local business.
That included David Oxburgh of the Association of Guernsey Banks.
“An airport like London City is ideally suited to support our finance sector here in Guernsey, with flights straight from the island to London’s financial centre with the terminal just 10 minutes from Canary Wharf and 30 minutes from Bank. This is the kind of connectivity that we can really thrive on – facilitating face-to-face business relationships which are still so important in our sector. We hope for the continued prosperity of this service.”