Guernseys Aurigny airline partners with easyJet
VisitGuernsey has announced the official launch of a partnership between Guernseys airline, Aurigny and easyJet through Worldwide by easyJet the first global connections service by a European low-fares airline.
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An Aurigny Trislander aircraft at Guernsey Airport.
The partnership means that customers can easily connect Aurigny’s Gatwick service with easyJet flights around Europe in one simple step. Using the ‘Worldwide’ product on the easyJet website at www.easyjet.com/en/worldwide, customers will benefit from protected connections, so that should a passenger miss a connecting flight, they will be transferred to the next available flight. A fee is included in the booking to protect the connection.
As part of the ‘Worldwide’ booking, customers can also take advantage of a hassle-free luggage transfer between the two flights, via the GatwickConnects desk, who will check the customer into the next flight and take care of the bags.
Hold luggage can be added to the easyJet legs of the journey as part of the ‘worldwide’ booking process. To add hold luggage to the Aurigny legs of the journey, customers simply have to visit the Aurigny site and click on the ‘Manage’ icon.
As part of the partnership, easyJet is also selling stand-alone tickets for travel on Aurigny’s network on the easyJet website.
Aurigny’s Commercial Director Malcolm Coupar said: “We’re delighted that this partnership has gone live and our customers can now take advantage of this connections service. I have no doubt it will prove popular with islanders and will help reduce any concerns about missing connecting flights. We all know that we can be at the mercy of the weather in Guernsey and this connections service helps to give our customers that added peace of mind. It will also help to promote Guernsey as a great holiday destination and only help to put Aurigny and Guernsey on the map.”
Andrew Middleton, easyJet’s Ancillary Revenue and Distribution Director said: “The response to Worldwide by easyJet has been fantastic. We are delighted that Aurigny flights are now live on the Worldwide platform and the take up from customers already gives us confidence that we will see similar demand from Guernsey. We are also pleased to be further extending the range of destinations we can serve our European customers.”