:00:10. > :00:12.drama the festival was invented for. Good evening. The two local Channel
:00:13. > :00:16.Islands airlines, Aurigny and Blue Islands, begin their new codeshare
:00:17. > :00:19.system tomorrow. The two`year deal will see both airlines selling their
:00:20. > :00:25.own tickets, but all passengers travelling on the same Blue Islands
:00:26. > :00:28.ATR aircraft. The move has led to possible strike action over working
:00:29. > :00:32.conditions for some ground staff. Here's Jen Smith.
:00:33. > :00:35.For years, Blue Islands and Aurigny have competed against each other on
:00:36. > :00:38.the Jersey`Guernsey route, but now they've agreed it'll be better to
:00:39. > :00:41.work together to cut costs. Blue Islands' planes will be used, but
:00:42. > :00:46.Aurigny will also sell tickets for the flights under what's called a
:00:47. > :00:50."codeshare". The deal means fewer flights but bigger planes.
:00:51. > :00:55.But as competition on the route is removed, how do passengers know
:00:56. > :01:02.they'll be no price hikes? There won't be any price collusion. We
:01:03. > :01:07.have our cost of operation and, you know, we will try to sell all other
:01:08. > :01:11.seats and maximise our total revenue and we will achieve that with a
:01:12. > :01:15.blend of cheaper fares and higher price fears and the message is as
:01:16. > :01:17.ever, book early and get a better deal.
:01:18. > :01:26.The deal hasn't been without problems. Baggage handlers in Jersey
:01:27. > :01:29.have recently threatened strike action after seeing their hours cut
:01:30. > :01:32.when Blue Islands moved to using Aurigny's workers. Today, the Blue
:01:33. > :01:35.Islands boss said that's not up to him. That is something you will need
:01:36. > :01:39.to ask the other company. We are focused on our own ideas.
:01:40. > :01:43.The union Unite told the BBC today it's in new talks with its members
:01:44. > :01:45.after hearing back from Servisair ` the company which employs the
:01:46. > :01:48.baggage handlers. Both airlines are keen to stress the new codeshare
:01:49. > :01:56.won't cause disruption for passengers. But neither could
:01:57. > :01:59.guarantee flight prices won't rise. Meanwhile, after over 40 years of
:02:00. > :02:01.service, the last scheduled Trislander aeroplane will fly
:02:02. > :02:05.between Guernsey and Jersey tomorrow. Edward Sault has been to
:02:06. > :02:10.meet former pilots marking the end of an era.
:02:11. > :02:13.The sight, the sound, the history: If you live in the Channel islands,
:02:14. > :02:17.you'll recognise these aeroplanes. They were first used by Aurigny in
:02:18. > :02:21.1971, but tomorrow that era comes to an end. Today, some of the pilots
:02:22. > :02:24.that worked day in, day out on these aeroplanes gathered together to
:02:25. > :02:26.reminisce about times gone by. You fell in love with them, certainly I
:02:27. > :02:34.did. It was so solidly built, typically British. Ingenious design.
:02:35. > :02:41.It has been part of building up the Channel Islands into what they are
:02:42. > :02:44.today. It was like flying a small aircraft but it was an airline. It
:02:45. > :02:47.could do things that some of the bigger airlines could not.
:02:48. > :02:51.This was St Ouen's beach in Jersey in 1998 when a Trislander, on its
:02:52. > :02:54.way to Guernsey, was forced to make an emergency landing much to the
:02:55. > :02:58.amazement to those on the ground. The man at the controls that day was
:02:59. > :03:06.Chris Winch. He says the aeroplane was very trustworthy. Sometimes we
:03:07. > :03:10.would land and not even realise that one of the tyres had burst. The
:03:11. > :03:13.passengers sitting looking out of the window could yet and they would
:03:14. > :03:19.tap me on the shoulder and tell me, " did you realise that higher as
:03:20. > :03:23.both? " The last Trislander will fly between Guernsey and Jersey tomorrow
:03:24. > :03:28.and as it takes off, so does over four decades of local aviation
:03:29. > :03:33.history. The flights will continue until they
:03:34. > :03:41.can find a replacement. This site will become less familiar as well
:03:42. > :03:44.that all too familiar sound. And you can hear more from Edward's
:03:45. > :03:47.interviews with the former Trislander pilots on BBC Radio
:03:48. > :03:49.Guernsey and BBC Radio Jersey in the morning.
:03:50. > :03:53.For the first time ever, Jersey is looking to Guernsey to help swell
:03:54. > :03:56.its ranks in the Army Reserve ` formerly known as the Territorial
:03:57. > :03:59.Army. Mike Wilkins reports on why Jersey's squadron is recruiting on
:04:00. > :04:03.new territory. The Channel Islands have a long
:04:04. > :04:06.tradition of serving in the British Armed Forces. The Jersey Field
:04:07. > :04:09.Squadron is the local Army Reserve Unit in the Channel Islands. And for
:04:10. > :04:12.the first time, it's been recruiting here, in Guernsey, this week. It's
:04:13. > :04:19.mainly because the unit's undermanned, but it also sees
:04:20. > :04:24.Guernsey as an untapped resource. Yes, this is not about the Jersey
:04:25. > :04:29.Field Squadron, this is about the Army Reserve recruiting and the
:04:30. > :04:33.Channel Islands. The Field Squadron as the local Army Reserve Unit and
:04:34. > :04:36.the Channel Islands. Young men and women, we are asking them to join
:04:37. > :04:40.the local Army Reserve. None of the potential soldiers of
:04:41. > :04:43.tomorrow wanted to talk on camera today, they were far more interested
:04:44. > :04:48.in getting their little hands on the weapons, including rifles and
:04:49. > :04:51.grenade launchers. So how would a Guernseyman take to serving in a
:04:52. > :05:00.Jersey unit? Well, there are already some who told me the old enemy isn't
:05:01. > :05:06.all that bad. June what, I have been accepted really well and to the
:05:07. > :05:10.Jersey Field Squadron. The rivalry that some people think exists, it
:05:11. > :05:13.does not happen in Jersey. They are in great bunch of guys and we are
:05:14. > :05:17.gelling well as a team. So, as the Army Reserve looks for
:05:18. > :05:20.more recruits, men and women from Jersey and Guernsey could soon be
:05:21. > :05:22.serving together. The head of the Channel Islands'
:05:23. > :05:26.competition regulator is stepping down after two years in the role.
:05:27. > :05:29.Andrew Riseley will be replaced on first April by Michael Byrne until a
:05:30. > :05:34.permanent chief executive is chosen. Mr Riseley says he wants to relocate
:05:35. > :05:37.closer to his home in Australia. Fog has severely affected travel in
:05:38. > :05:40.the Channel Islands for the second day running. Flights were again
:05:41. > :05:43.delayed and cancelled at Jersey and Guernsey airports because of the
:05:44. > :05:46.weather. It follows a day of disruption yesterday. There's a
:05:47. > :05:50.backlog of passengers waiting to get in and out of the island, and Jersey
:05:51. > :05:57.Airport says delays could continue into the weekend.
:05:58. > :06:00.And there'll be travel updates on BBC Radio Jersey and BBC Radio
:06:01. > :06:04.Guernsey from 6am tomorrow. But that's it from me ` have a good
:06:05. > :06:06.weekend and I'll leave you with David Braine and our weekend
:06:07. > :06:21.weather. Good night. After the still air and the poor
:06:22. > :06:26.visibility over the past couple of days, there is some good news as we
:06:27. > :06:28.head into the weekend. More degrees and that has already happened and
:06:29. > :06:35.that will continue overnight tonight. We may see some mist
:06:36. > :06:41.patches in one of two places but it should remain mainly fine and dry.
:06:42. > :06:45.The low cloud has lifted a little bit this evening and that will
:06:46. > :06:49.continue. I cannot rule out the possibility of one or two mist
:06:50. > :06:54.patches but they should disappear by and large. After a cloudy start
:06:55. > :06:58.tomorrow, it will improve with sunny spells in the afternoon but there
:06:59. > :07:02.will be some brisk winds developing as well. Temperatures getting up to
:07:03. > :07:07.11 or 12 degrees. For the second half of the weekend, it is equally
:07:08. > :07:11.as good. Sunday should have some fine weather around and it may be
:07:12. > :07:17.cooler temperatures around 11 or 12 degrees. Monday is cloudy again. It
:07:18. > :07:21.will be thick and stubborn to move out of the way. On Tuesday we have
:07:22. > :07:28.quite a breezy day with westerly winds and son `` some Sunny spells
:07:29. > :07:29.with temperatures back to what they should be for this time of year.
:07:30. > :07:32.Good night.