Flybe steps in as Severn Tunnel closes
Flybe has today started operating its multi-frequency daily schedule between Cardiff and London City Airport, on the same day the Severn Tunnel closes for six weeks of electrical work.
The new route will provide an alternative option for those travelling between South Wales and south east England during the six week closure of the tunnel, which is due to reopen on October 21 2016.
The airline is operating three flights on weekdays, and two a day on weekends, with one way fares from £34.99 including taxes and charges.
Flybe stepped in earlier in the year to announce it would fill the temporary travel void so that critical links between the two capital cities could be maintained during the restricted travel opportunities over the tunnel closure.
Alun Cairns, Secretary of State for Wales, said: "The flights being offered by Flybe from Cardiff to London City Airport are a helpful way of ensuring that the Welsh capital, Canary Wharf and central London stay connected during the temporary closure of the Severn Tunnel.
"Cardiff is growing in significance as a centre for financial services and the need for fast transport connections for business travellers is only going to increase."
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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