Storm Austen: normal Guernsey flights expected no earlier than Saturday
At a glance
Normal Guernsey services are not expected before Saturday morning, 24 October, the airport’s duty manager told The Guardian. Some arrivals occur earlier: the board marked 19:44 local time on 23 October shows GR607 landed and GR707 still delayed. Blank Saturday status fields do not confirm normal operations.
24 October
normal service expected no earlier than Saturday morning
19:44 local
dated Friday flight-board snapshot
EU261?
departure point and operating airline determine scope
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Quick facts
Facts checked
- Area
- Guernsey and Alderney · this update concerns Guernsey
- Normal service
- Guernsey: expected no earlier than 24 October morning
- Flight board
- 23 October, 19:44 island local time (BST)
- Individual arrivals
- GR607 landed 19:34; GR707 estimated 20:55 local
Confirmed: Guernsey’s Friday service remains heavily reduced and GR607 is recorded as landed. The duty manager expects normal service no earlier than Saturday morning.
Still uncertain: GR707’s actual arrival, Saturday’s outcome and knock-on aircraft-positioning effects. Alderney’s current reopening has not been newly confirmed in this update.
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Wait for a personal rerouting notice
Check Aurigny’s or your operating carrier’s notice for the whole booking. Individual landings do not establish that the timetable is restored.
Check local time and actual status
Island local time is one hour behind Sweden on 23–24 October. An estimated arrival or blank status field does not confirm that a flight has operated.
Ask which rules and assistance apply
Request alternative travel and care where the conditions are met. A journey being within Europe does not alone establish EU261 coverage.
Document the complete journey
Keep flight numbers, cancellation messages, tickets and necessary receipts. Record actual arrival and whether connections were on one booking.
Your passenger rights
EU261 may apply to an EU departure such as Paris-CDG–Guernsey regardless of airline. Do not assume it covers every Channel Islands–UK journey. Other passenger-rights rules, including UK261, may need assessment. Airlate handles EU261 claims only.
Alternative travel or reimbursement
For a cancellation covered by EU261, rerouting or reimbursement may be available. Other routes require checking the applicable rules and airline terms.
Care where the conditions are met
Meals and necessary accommodation with transport may be due during a qualifying wait. Direct UK261 questions to your airline; Airlate does not handle those claims.
Storm conditions may exempt compensation
Winds incompatible with safe flight and airport closure can be extraordinary circumstances. This does not alone determine every passenger’s rights or the cause of a later disruption.
23 October update: normal service expected no earlier than Saturday
- The earlier Friday recovery plan has been superseded. The duty manager says much of the fleet remains on the UK mainland.
- The board marked 19:44 local shows Gatwick flight GR607 landed at 19:34. Birmingham flight GR707 is estimated at 20:55; this is not a confirmed arrival.
- The other remaining listed evening arrivals are cancelled. Saturday flights have blank disruption statuses, which does not confirm a normal timetable.
History, 22 October: earlier plan and cancellations
- The board marked 19:50 lists 13 cancelled arrivals and 13 cancelled departures for 23 October. These are Guernsey board entries, not the storm’s final total.
- British Airways BA1344 and BA1345 to and from Heathrow are marked cancelled. Paris-CDG flights GR680 and GR681 are also listed cancelled.
- Bailiwick Express reports planned opening around Friday noon and flights from about 14:00 local time after safety checks. Knock-on disruption may continue.
Individual landings do not mean normal service
GR607’s landing shows that some flights can operate while recovery of the wider timetable remains delayed. Aircraft and crews still need to be in position for your departure.
This update concerns recovery at Guernsey. Earlier Alderney closure information remains historical; no fresh confirmation of normal operations there has been verified here.
Paris, Heathrow and other routes can involve different rules
An EU departure from Paris-CDG may fall under EU261. Other directions require separate checks of origin and operator. A return flight does not receive the same assessment solely because it is part of a return ticket.
Airlate assesses EU261 journeys and does not handle UK261 claims. Ask your airline about rerouting and assistance for routes outside our scope.
Airlate does not handle UK261 claims
We can assess EU261 journeys only. A Paris departure to Guernsey may qualify; this does not make every flight from the Channel Islands eligible.
Storm Austen also affects KLM
KLM has separate cancellations in the Netherlands. Do not combine those figures with Guernsey’s board.
Frequently asked questions
No. GR607 is recorded as landed on Friday evening. The duty manager’s statement concerns normal services, not a complete stop to every individual movement.
No. It was a snapshot for Friday on the board read on 22 October. It should not be treated as a new final total on 23 October.
Not without checking overlap. The same connection can appear on both airports’ boards.
An EU departure may qualify regardless of carrier. The disruption and other conditions still need assessment.
No. Airlate handles EU261 claims. Contact the airline for journeys covered only by UK261.
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Another flight problemShow all 5 sources
Every factual statement in this article rests on one of the sources below: EU regulations, judgments of the EU Court of Justice and the authorities' own pages.
Sources
- Arrivals & Departures · Guernsey Airport · Airport (official) · retrieved 2026-10-23
- Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England · The Guardian · News media · retrieved 2026-10-23
- Storm Austen grounds flights as Guernsey Airport closes · Bailiwick Express / Jack Silver · News media · retrieved 2026-10-22
- Am I entitled to compensation? · UK Civil Aviation Authority · Authority · retrieved 2026-10-22
- Air passenger rights · European Union / Your Europe · Authority · retrieved 2026-10-23