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Aurigny extends Guernsey twilight check-in for morning flights
Guernsey's airline, Aurigny, has announced an extension to its twilight check-in and baggage drop said the facility would allow customers to check in their luggage the day prior to departure between 15:00 and 20:00 BST to "reduce stress on the day of travel".Aurigny said the change to the service was in response to customer feedback and would be available for all flights departing from Guernsey until 10:30 Champion, Guernsey station manager for Aurigny, said the airline was "always listening and looking for ways to make the travel experience easier and more enjoyable". Mr Champion said: "We know that early morning flights can be stressful, especially when you're juggling bags, parking, and getting to the airport on time. "Extending the twilight check-in means our customers can start their day with one less thing to worry about."Aurigny said the service was previously limited to very early morning flights but had been used by about 1,000 travellers this year.
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Visit Jersey's performance questioned
A Jersey politician has questioned the performance of Visit Jersey in light of falling visiting numbers and continued government from Visit Jersey released in June showed there were 35,200 visitors in April - a drop of 7,100 on last year, and in March, there were 26,200 – 1,300 fewer than the previous the States Assembly, Deputy Karen Wilson asked the economic development minister why visitor numbers were falling despite top up funding to Visit Jersey in to the BBC after the debate, Wilson said if "current performance levels continue then questions clearly need to be asked". Visit Jersey has been approached for comment. Deputy Kirsten Morel, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, told the assembly that Visit Jersey would get a £2m investment this year and another £2m next who sits on the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel, said: "It's a lot of money... I mean £4m over two years which we will be keeping a close eye on. "I don't know if I have full confidence as yet, I'd like to see some more results. I think the quarter two return will be quite interesting to see."We do need to see if that pattern is reversing and if the money is being spent on the right things."One of the things I would be looking for is what are the ways and means Visit Jersey engaging with the industry across the island to try and broaden their scope to try and get off the clickbait type of approach, to try and get some real engagement and participation across the island." But Morel said: "I think it is really important to put it [the money] into one marketing organisation because then you end up with money that is dispersed and becomes ineffective because its too thinly spread.""I think Visit Jersey are doing a really good job marketing the island, so we know we have a lot of people looking at Jersey, the difficult is getting them to do the booking."Morel acknowledged that delays to picking a ferry operator had contributed to declining visitor numbers, but a lack of consumer confidence in the UK was also a said: "We are seeing other UK dependant markets have much lower tourism figures because of that, Ireland has a 14% decline in UK tourism, we have a 7% decrease in tourism in Jersey as well." Morel said another challenge was that Jersey was a high-price destination where the product was not always living up to said: "We need to work with the industry to make sure we have investment in our hotels, our retail, our attractions."That means when people look at Jersey, they can see value in booking here, and that's not always the case at the moment because the price is quite high and the product isn't always where it needs to be."
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Jersey treasury minister defends ports boss's £120,000 bonus
The treasury minister has defended a £120,000 bonus paid to the boss of Ports of Elaine Millar faced questions in the States about the restructure of the Ports and the amount of money paid to Matt was asked by Deputy Jonathan Renouf in a written question whether she thought the amount was appropriate after the airport management was put under special measures at the end of 2024 for several months. Millar said she approved the bonus because of successful work at the airport, adding that it had also not needed taxpayer support since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Office of the Director of Civil Authority ordered the special measures, putting eight roles at risk - five of which were senior positions within the operational leadership team. The measures were lifted at the end of of Jersey also admitted in June that it had been emailed hours before action was taken about a possible security threat that led to 300 passengers being evacuated from the airport in March. Millar said: "While I approved the CEO's base salary and structure of the 2024 bonus scheme, it is the Ports' Remuneration Committee that is responsible, and best positioned, to assess an executive's performance against the approved KPIs [key performance indicators] and objectives, and for deciding on the awarding of bonuses."Ms Millar added that Ports' financial performance had meant it did not need to request taxpayer support during or since the Covid-19 pandemic."This achievement is not to be understated, as, to the best of my knowledge, they are the only major airport and port throughout Europe not to require any taxpayer support over the last five years," she said.
