I had a feeling it might be you Comet. There is only one resident VLM traveller on this forum that enjoys flying them so much 🙂

Monastir is pretty modern, it was actually a shock for me when I arrived there to see what it was like as you imagine a dingy terminal but that is not the case. Immigration takes a while to get through especially if you arrive at a busy time but that is the thing I can really complain about. The departure terminal has a few shops and a café. It is bright and airy with views over the tarmac and runway.

Yet another livery update fails miserably. You would of thought that the changes the country is going through both in terms of identity and politically would possibly help materialise a more significant and inspirational livery to reflect a new era. But no, it is literally just total rubbish. Some trivial circles that don’t even come close to reflecting anything to do with the airline and a simple font that is so customary these days. The livery is meaningless and inferior to other Eastern European carriers. What a huge disappointment!

I can really only remember meeting three or four well known personalities. Last year I was eating at the table next to Richard Branson in Spain with all the Spanish media buzzing around with cameras and tourists all staring in from the street. For the people eating it was actually quite awkward but I was just happy to be able to say I had ate at the same restaurant as an aviation idol (not mine really).

Others I have met or seen include Allan Wicker, Nick Faldo and Matt Le Tissier though on the whole no major A-list celebrities.

For leasing purposes I suppose.

The colours and titles look like a mix between dba and SAS.

The Latin history of the names goes obviously back to the Roman period when the Roman legions marched across Europe around 56 BC. They swept into the islands along with Gaul and made them outposts for trading. Jersey was given the name “Caesarea”, Guernsey “Sarnia”, Alderney “Riduna”, Sark “Sarnica” and the smaller islands being Herm and Jethou, Armia and Sarmia.

When the Bretons arrived around 525 AD Guernsey was given a new name called “Lesia” with Jersey becoming “Angia”. However, the greatest influence was the Vikings who bought with them a new Norse language, which developed along with the islands’ new names with the “ey” at the end of the names literally translating to “island” in Norse. Of course there are variations to Guernsey/ Jersey French but the identity still remained Norse to the present Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney.

So the name “Aurigny” from what I make of it, is just a French word with the English being Aurigny derived from Norse. If you look at some of the French town names you will see some other examples. And so from there you get Aurigny Air Services.