Eastern Airways introduces extra capacity

Regional business travellers now have a greater choice of services, as Eastern Airways increases flights and introduces extra seat capacity from Aberdeen and Newcastle airports.

On Monday (3 March), the UK regional airline will increase services from five to six flights each weekday from Aberdeen to Newcastle; from three to four a day from Aberdeen to Southampton and from three to four a day from Newcastle to Southampton. Larger 50 seat Saab 2000 aircraft providing up to 60% more capacity will operate flights on those routes.

Starting from 7 April 2008, there will also be additional weekday services on the following routes:

Aberdeen to Leeds Bradford
Newcastle to Cardiff
Newcastle to Stavanger
Southampton to Leeds Bradford
Manchester to London Stansted

The independent carrier, which is one of the UK’s most punctual airlines*, is also offering lower great value one way fares starting from £49 including taxes and charges to coincide with the launch of more flights and additional seat capacity.

Chris Holliday, Eastern Airways’ chief operating officer, said: “Business commuters want punctual, convenient flights specifically timed to suit their travel patterns and our increased services enable us to provide a comprehensive schedule to meet their needs and expectations. To complement these additional services we have introduced excellent value lower one way fares, which will also appeal to leisure travellers.”

All passengers travelling with Eastern Airways benefit from dedicated fast track security channels at Newcastle, Southampton, Leeds Bradford and Cardiff airports and are not charged for hold baggage. After having a choice of seat, on board all customers receive a high quality, friendly service with complimentary drinks and snacks, including champagne.

Eastern Airways provides an extensive network of regional air services from 17 UK airports.

* Punctuality information from flightontime.info.