Aurigny has announced the inclusion of a seasonal route between Guernsey and Alicante in its summer schedule. It will be the sole direct flight between the Spanish metropolis and the Channel Islands.

The schedule comprises weekly flights from July 5th to August 9th, which are operated by ATR 72-600 aircraft. A total of 432 seats are available during this time.

Flight GR 800 Guernsey 08:10 – 12:20 Alicante on Saturdays.
Flight GR 801 Alicante 13:20 – 14:55 Guernsey on Saturdays.

Alicante, Porto, Nice, and Bastia comprise the organisation’s new summer routes.

In comparison to previous years, when Aurigny operated flights to Alicante, Malaga, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, and Valencia, its presence in Spain in 2025 will be smaller, despite this expansion.

The route to Alicante is also distinguished by its length, as it is the longest route in Europe and one of the longest in the globe for the ATR 72, with an estimated duration of 3 hours and 10 minutes and a distance of 1,250 kilometres, according to the Cirium platform.

Local police in the Alicante municipality of San Vicente del Raspeig have located and identified a 15-year-old boy who boasted in a video uploaded to the social media platform TikTok about driving at 120 kilometres per hour.

The video, which was captured at 1:30 p.m. on February 19th on Calle Río Turis in San Vicente, seess him driving a car at a speed that was three times the maximum speed limit of 40 km/h. Additionally, he is accompanied by other juveniles inside the vehicle.

The young man is facing charges for a variety of potential road safety violations, such as irresponsible driving, driving without a licence and speeding.

According to a police report that has been submitted to the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office in Alicante, the car in which the minors were travelling is owned by the driver’s father. The report identifies all occupants.

Today, the Alicante Provincial Fire Consortium rescued a 77-year-old man who suffered a head injury after sliding while hiking in Collado del Polçet, Cabeçó d’Or, Alicante.

According to the aforementioned agency, the Alpha 01 rescue helicopter and the GER special rescue group were dispatched to the location at approximately 1:38 p.m. upon receiving the alert.

The injured individual was immediately evacuated to the helipad of the Doctor Balmís General Hospital in Alicante by the firefighters after they had located him. The operation concluded at approximately 3:05 p.m.