Guernsey and Alderney Dornier plane 'expected in December'

A new plane which will fly from Alderney and Guernsey is expected to arrive in December, the airline Aurigny has announced.

The craft will be the third of Aurigny's new fleet of small planes which will allow the aging Trislander fleet to be retired.

The States-owned airline is replacing the planes with the Dornier 228 crafts.

They will be used on the Alderney to Southampton and Alderney to Guernsey routes as well as Guernsey to France.

Aurigny's shareholder, the States of Guernsey's Treasury and Resources Department, has released the funds to buy the aircraft, although the exact amount has not been released.