New Manchester to Newquay flights announced by Eastern Airways

Eastern Airways has announced a new year-round service from Manchester Airport to Newquay, Cornwall to improve connectivity between the North-west and South-west regions.

The Humberside-based regional airline will introduce the flights from Friday 23rd October, in time for families planning to get away for the half-term school holidays. The airline will link Manchester with Cornwall Airport Newquay with four flights a week during winter, and increasing to daily flights in the summer season.

The flight of just over one hour, will considerably reduce journey times between Manchester and Newquay, with alternative routes by road or rail taking around seven hours. Flights had previously been operated by Flybe before its collapse earlier this year. Eastern Airways have also stepped in to run a Manchester to Southampton service.

Roger Hage, Eastern Airways’ General Manager Commercial & Operations, said:

As the UK’s regional airline serving all four home nations, our ethos is to connect people and places, especially from regional airports throughout the UK which includes services to primary worldwide connecting hubs. This third Newquay service does exactly that, linking the South-West and especially Cornwall with Manchester, one of the UK’s major hub airports. We have carefully one-by-one added former flybe routes that we know are sustainable and where local support is positive and strong. The addition of Newquay from Manchester complements our existing Southampton. The frequency and capacity will increase as demand dictates and especially as travel volumes return through into summer next year.”

Julian Carr, Aviation Director at Manchester Airport, said:

It’s great to see Eastern Airways commence a service to Newquay from Manchester Airport, providing vital connectivity between the two regions and beyond. With a host of safety measures in place, the security of all our passengers and staff continues to be our number one priority, as we connect people to places domestically and internationally.”

Pete Downes, Managing Director, Cornwall Airport Newquay, commented:

This announcement by Eastern Airways of a third new route to Cornwall Airport Newquay from Manchester is fantastic news. It demonstrates a real vote of confidence in our region and of the potential for domestic air travel to continue its recovery.”

Scottish airline, Loganair, have also this week announced plans to provide a seasonal service from Manchester Airport to Newquay, with flights expected to start from 28th March 2021.