UK regional airline Eastern Airways ceased operations on Monday 27 October. According to planespotters.net the carrier had a fleet of 14 aircraft; four Embraer E190s (with 100-114 seats), two Embraer E170s (with 76 seats), three ATR 72s (with 70/72 seats) and five BAe Jetstream 41s (with 29 seats). In recent years the airline has carried […]
November 3, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Eastern Airways commenced operations between Newquay and London SEN on Thursday 3 April. The 420-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the ATR72 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. What they said Roger Hage, Commercial Director for Eastern Airways, said: “Commencing London Southend to Newquay today initially for the summer 2025 […]
April 14, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Eastern Airways on Friday 14 April introduced a pair of new routes from East Midlands and Southampton to ParisORY. Both the 250-kilometre service from East Midlands and the 365-kilometre route from Southampton are being maintained daily with the ATR72 turboprop. The regional carrier faces no competition on either service. Eastern Airways is interlining on the […]
April 18, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Situated in the tourist county of Cornwall in Southwest England, Newquay welcomed 171,000 passengers between April and September, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Of these, 118,000 (69%) were domestic. Depending on the month, it ranked 26th to 29th among the UK’s busiest airports. Newquay’s domestic passenger volume was 74% of what it had […]
November 23, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
Aer Lingus Regional on Thursday 7 July added two new routes from Belfast BHD. Using ATR 72s operated by Emerald Airlines, there will be daily flights on the 510-kilometre route to Southampton, competing with Eastern Airways, which already offers 13-weekly flights. In addition, Aer Lingus Regional is now offering 5-weekly flights on the 400-kilometre route […]
July 14, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Eastern Airways chose Wednesday 15 December as the launch date for its new, daily service between Newquay in Cornwall and London LGW. The 350-kilometre sector will be flown using the airline’s ATR 72-600s, with frequency expected to increase to 3-daily by next summer. The year-round service is being supported financially and qualifies as a PSO […]
December 17, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Eastern Airways on 19 July launched service between Southampton on the UK south coast and Dublin in Ireland, operating 4-weekly (on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays). The 435-kilometre route faces no direct competition at present. The inaugural service (flight number T3 864 operated by an ATR 72-600 registration G-IACY) departed Southampton at 16:00 local time […]
July 22, 2021 | Latest Route News +