The company has been hit by competition from Rockhopper

The company is also suspending its services from Guernsey to Bournemouth and Guernsey to East Midlands from the same date.

Nineteen jobs are also being lost at the Guernsey States-owned company.

It blames difficult trading conditions including the high cost of aviation fuel and competition from other airlines, particularly Rockhopper.

Aurigny operates services from Jersey to several UK destinations including London Stansted, Bristol and Bournemouth.

The changes also include a contraction in Aurigny's Guernsey to Bristol service, a decrease in capacity between Alderney and Southampton.

Loyal members

Six redundancies are expected in Jersey, and a further 13 in the UK, France, Guernsey and Alderney.

Mr Malcolm Hart, Aurigny's managing director, said: "The hardest and saddest part of this restructuring is losing loyal members of the team.

"We have put a redundancy package in place, and my number one priority at the moment is to ensure that our people get all the help and support they need."

We'll be a leaner, more focused airline at the end of it Malcolm Hart

Mr Hart said the review had come about for several reasons: "Business conditions are amongst the most difficult I've seen in my 22 years in the industry, and I think that Rod Eddington, BA's chief executive, was spot on this week when predicting a very tough winter ahead.

"He believes that the airlines that find sensible ways to manage their cost base will be the ones that come through. That just about sums up what we're aiming at here."

Mr Hart added: "There's a lot to do over the next few weeks but we'll be a leaner, more focused airline at the end of it.

Meanwhile, Rockhopper is claiming responsibility for an increase in inter-island passengers.

Latest figures show more people are flying between Guernsey and Jersey than last year, with an increase over the last three months of more than 5%.

Rockhopper claims it has helped reverse a decade of decline on the route.