Loganair to rival Blue Islands with daily flights between Jersey and Southampton
The Scottish airline has chosen to compete with local operator Blue Islands, which currently offers the only direct service between the two airports.
Loganair says tickets for the new route, which will use an Embraer 145 jet aircraft, will go on sale later this year.
Each passenger gets up to 21kg of luggage allowance, allocated seating and an in-flight refreshment included in the price, which has not been announced.
The news comes in the same week Ports of Jersey announced a 'major redesign' of the island's airport departures area to better serve travellers' needs.
A spokesperson for Loganair says: "The DNA of our business for over six decades has been to link regions and cities and to connect island communities to the mainland.
"We recognise how important a reliable and resilient service is between Jersey and Southampton, and we are looking forward to serving these communities with the new route."
Meanwhile, the airline Jet2 has cancelled plans to run a regular service between Jersey and Bournemouth for summer 2026.
It has dropped six routes from the south coast airport following a review and says any customers who have already bought tickets will get a full refund.
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