Blue Islands offer repatriation flights before Guernsey isolation deadline

Channel Islands airline, Blue Islands are offering repatriation flights to Guernsey, before strict self isolation rules come into place on Thursday.

There will be two flights from Southampton to Guernsey and two flights from Jersey to Guernsey on Wednesday (19th March).

This is to ensure islanders who need to get home can do so.

It's after the States brought in new measures which will see people travelling to Guernsey from anywhere in the world having to self-isolate for 14 days, from Thursday.

In a statement, the airline said it was 'working closely with the States of Guernsey and Government of Jersey to maintain the essential levels of service that our Channel Island communities require as we work through these challenging times.'

Condor Ferries will put on a similar service to bring Islanders home from St Malo.

It is following the announcement that French borders will close due to the coronavirus outbreak.