Ports of Jersey ‘not expecting to recover’ £3.3m owed by Blue Islands

Blue Islands owes the Ports of Jersey almost £3.3m in landing charges and other fees – on top of the £9.1m owed to the Government, Express can confirm.

Blue Islands officially went into liquidation yesterday, whilst still owing the Government: £7m of an £8.5m loan given during the pandemic, £400,000 of interest on that loan, £1.2m from an additional loan given on 12 September 2025, and £500,000 from an additional loan given on 7 November 2025.

It has today emerged that Blue Islands also owes £3.275m to Ports of Jersey from landing charges, and other fees and services – bringing the total owed by the airline to almost £12.4m.

Landing charges are paid by aircraft operators to airports for the use of their facilities for landing and takeoff. These fees are a primary source of revenue for airports, used to cover operational and maintenance costs.

Deputy Elaine Millar said yesterday that the Government may be able to recover “some” of the money owed by Blue Islands as part of the liquidation process, but a source at Ports of Jersey told Express that the arms-length-organisation is not expecting to recover what it is owned.

Blue Islands had been working on a sale process for the past year, which the Government has supported by deferring loan repayments and providing funding.

The airline was unable to find a buyer without more funding, and the Government decided that it was not possible to justify taking Blue Islands into public ownership or investing further public funds into it.

It also emerged yesterday that the Government agreed to provide up to £1.5m to Loganair to speed up their entry into the Jersey market from up to 60 days to within 48 hours.

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