The States of Guernsey's Transport Licensing Authority (TLA) has provisionally denied licences to connect Guernsey with Jersey and Southampton to Loganair (LM, Glasgow International) due to overcapacity concerns, as both routes are already served by local airline Aurigny Air Services (GR, Guernsey).

"We are not surprised at this outcome; however, we remain resolutely of the belief that Loganair should play a part in serving the Channel Islands community beyond our base in Jersey. We are disappointed not to be able to serve the Guernsey community, with outbound and inbound flight opportunities that are complementary to our extensive network," Loganair said in a statement.

"In reaching this decision, the Authority considered a wide array of submitted information and representations received as part of a public consultation process," John Gallop, president of the TLA, said. "Evidence suggested strong competition on these routes would likely lead to it being unviable for all operators in the longer term."

While Loganair is entitled to appeal, an airline spokesperson confirmed to ch-aviation that it did not plan to do so. It already began cancelling and refunding tickets issued for interisland travel to Jersey after January 15, when the route from Guernsey becomes restricted to licence holders only. However, the airline said it continued to "hope to serve [Guernsey] in the future."

The Scottish airline began serving the island following the bankruptcy of Blue Islands (SI, Jersey) in mid-November 2025 with a Jersey route, operated from its new base on the neighbouring Channel island. At that time, the Guernsey-Jersey shuttle was unregulated and open to any airline. Loganair also planned to launch the Southampton route as soon as it secured the necessary licence.

Guernsey-based Aurigny Air Services also launched the Guernsey-Jersey shuttle after the collapse of Blue Islands and has since secured a permanent licence. It had already held a licence for the Guernsey-Southampton route before the collapse of Blue Islands.