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Eastern Airways expands services for summer
Eastern Airways is to increase services on key UK domestic routes this summer.
Routes from its largest bases at Aberdeen and Newcastle airports will be developed.
The independent airline’s plans include increasing flights and capacity from its largest base at Aberdeen to Newcastle, Southampton and Leeds/Bradford; Newcastle-Southampton, Cardiff and Stavanger; and Southampton-Leeds/Bradford and Angers Loire in France.
Frequency will be raised on the following routes from March 3:
Aberdeen-Newcastle increase to 6 flights a day
Aberdeen-Southampton increase to 4 flights a day
Aberdeen-Leeds/Bradford increase to 4 flights a day
Newcastle-Southampton increase to 4 flights a day
Newcastle-Cardiff increase to 3 flights a day
Newcastle-Stavanger increase to 2 flights a day
Southampton-Leeds/Bradford increase to 4 flights a day
Southampton-Angers Loire increase to 4 flights a week
A larger 50 seat Saab 2000 aircraft will also be introduced onto all services from Aberdeen to Newcastle and Southampton and Newcastle to Southampton.
Chief operating officer Chris Holliday said: “We’ve provided the business community with a comprehensive network of routes from Aberdeen and Newcastle for many years and this latest expansion demonstrates our commitment to providing the best business schedules from both cities.
“Seat capacity will also be increased by up to 60% on some services with the introduction of our larger Saab aircraft to meet demand.”
Passengers flying from Newcastle, Leeds/Bradford, Southampton and Cardiff airports will use dedicated fast track security channels to avoid any queues at the search area.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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