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Aircraft review under way for inter-Channel Islands route • Apr. 15, 2025, 3:06 AM ET (BBC)
Ferry firm to resume sailings between Channel Islands and France • Apr. 10, 2025, 4:41 AM ET (BBC)
Blue Islands Channel Islands flight check-in problems continue • Apr. 9, 2025, 1:25 AM ET (BBC)
Global technical outage hits Aurigny and Blue Islands departures • Apr. 8, 2025, 6:25 AM ET (BBC)
Channel Islands RNLI helped saved five lives in 2024 - figures • Apr. 2, 2025, 6:51 AM ET (BBC)

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