Aurigny's Dornier aircraft touches down for final time

Aurigny's final scheduled flight with its Dornier 228NG aircraft has landed at Guernsey Airport.

The aircraft G-OAUR, alongside its twin, G-ETAC, have made just over 32,000 take-offs and landings, and flown more than 9,500 flight hours for Aurigny since 2015.

The Twin Otter aircraft will replace the Dornier and has already been in active service for Aurigny since November.

Aurigny said it was fully confident the Twin Otter had proven itself to be capable of reliably serving the people of Alderney for many years to come.

Philip Saunders, chief commercial officer at Aurigny, said: "After so many years of service, it is right that we honour the final flight of the Dornier 228NG.

"It is also important for us to take this moment and recognise the teams who have supported the aircraft, both in the air and on the ground - enabling more than 30,000 flights that have connected the bailiwick since 2015.

"With the Twin Otter, we can now look to the future with confidence in our proud and ongoing role in connecting our communities."

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