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 +
Aer Lingus has introduced a new seasonal domestic service in the United Kingdom with the launch of flights between Belfast BHD and Newquay on Monday 3 April. The 470-kilometre service is operated by Emerald Airlines on Aer Lingus’ behalf under the Aer Lingus Regional brand. Flights are maintained 4-weekly on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays with […]
April 5, 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
The ‘new’ Flybe has started its first winter season operating 44 daily flights (Mondays to Fridays) and 15 routes across 11 airports. It celebrated the start of the winter season by adding new routes from Newquay to both London LHR and Manchester, and from Newcastle to both Belfast BHD and London LHR. The Newcastle routes […]
November 17, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
A year later than originally planned, Edelweiss (the leisure subsidiary of SWISS) began weekly service between Zurich and Newquay in the south-west of the UK. Flights will operate every Sunday between 3 July and 18 September, a total of just 18 flights. The carrier will utilise its 174-seat A320s on the 1,045-kilometre route. Zurich increases […]
July 11, 2022 | Latest Route News +
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 +