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Regional carriers to do battle over Cornish route

Air
James Chapple
25 September 2020

Loganair and Eastern Airways are set to compete on a popular former Flybe route next summer.

Eastern Airways is offering passengers the chance to buy tours and experiences when booking flights

The regional carriers have each announced plans to launch a Manchester-Newquay service.


Eastern’s year-round service will operate four times a week, starting from 23 October.


Flights will be operated by a BAE Jetstream 41 aircraft on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Loganair, meanwhile, will launch a daily Manchester-Newquay service on 28 March next year using a 70-seat ATR72-600 aircraft.


Eastern said the move would "assist the recovery of UK regional economies" while Loganair said its move would help restore UK regional connectivity following the collapse of Flybe.