Aurigny customer service, and high fares. Many of these complaints have been about, or due to, the removal of the Britten-Norman Trislander fleet and the acquisition of four Dornier 228 aircraft. These aircraft have suffered continual technical issues, resulting in high cost to the airline and frequent delays or cancelations to flights to and from Alderney. The airline was forced to reschedule it's celebratory last Trislander 'joy-flights' three times due to continued technical problems with the Dornier fleet. On 9 June 2017, Aurigny withdrew the island's medevac service outside of normal hours, meaning Alderney residents could only be transferred to hospital
Aurigny 2010/2011 winter season, but flights were continued until March. The extension did not prove viable and the previous length of operation has been restored since the 2011/2012 season. Thanks to the change, it noted that demand was stronger due to a decreased period of availability. It was revealed in July 2010 that Blue Islands was planning to buy Aurigny, and was undergoing a due diligence process with the Treasury and Resources department of the States of Guernsey. This sparked major debate throughout the islands, and a Facebook page in opposition to the proposed buy-out gained 530 members. On 14 September,