Eastern Airways resumes services between Leeds/Bradford and Newquay
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4th May 2021
The carrier also plans to restart its route between the Northern hub and Southampton later this year
On Friday (April 30), Eastern Airways restarted its Leeds/Bradford – Cornwall/Newquay service, marking the beginning of the summer season at the facility.
The first flight was sold out, which demonstrates the high demand for travel to south-west England as the tourism and hospitality sectors begin to reopen.
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“We are delighted to be back operating the Newquay Cornwall Airport services with the first Leeds-Bradford Airport departure full. Bringing this service back as the first operator into Newquay is part of our wider return. As passenger confidence increases following the UK’s relaxation of restrictions, we want to ensure the right services and frequency is being offered,” said Roger Hage, general manager of Eastern Airways.
Eastern Airways starts summer season with resumption of Leeds Bradford – Newquay service
Celebrating the restart of Eastern Airways’ service from Leeds Bradford Airport to Cornwall Airport Newquay on 30 April 2021: Amy Smith, Marketing & Business Performance Manager, Cornwall Airport Newquay; Scott Brazil, Cabin Services, Eastern Airways; Ian Nunnington, Chief Pilot, Eastern Airways; and Tom Holdsworth, Aviation Development Manager, Leeds Bradford Airport. Credit: Alice Winterburn
On 30 April 2021, Eastern Airways restarted its service from Leeds Bradford Airport to Cornwall Airport Newquay. It marked the launch of the summer season as the first operator back into Cornwall Airport Newquay on its reopening to passenger services.
30 April 2021
Eastern Airways today re-started the Leeds-Bradford – Cornwall Newquay service, marking the launch of the summer season as the first operator back into Cornwall Airport Newquay which re-opened to passenger services today.
The initial flight was sold out and forward demand is thriving, highlighting the popularity of Cornwall as the UK hospitality and tourism sectors begins to re-open.
The UK’s regional airline will operate the Newquay service up to five-weekly, adding to the Leeds Bradford - Southampton service which will shortly return. Newquay will also be served again for the second year running from Teesside International. Fares start from £69.99 including taxes and charges with 15kg checked baggage as standard. Book directly at www.easternairways.com
13-Apr-2021 Source: HeliHub.com
The G7 Summit for 2021 is being held in the UK at a hotel by the beach in the picturesque Carbis Bay in Cornwall. With necessarily tight security, all the VVIPs will need to be transported from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Carbis Bay – about 35 miles straight line.
We understand that British operator Castle Air, the only AOC holder headquartered in the county of Cornwall, has won the contract to support the event using 11 helicopters and 22 pilots for all the air transport requirements related to the summit. The official dates are 11-13 June 2021, but we expect days before and after that to be included as well.