Loganair suspends all Cornwall flights this winter

UK regional airline Loganair is to droop operations from Cornwall Airport Newquay this winter and can as an alternative “direct our efforts” at different airports corresponding to Southampton, Exeter and Cardiff.

The provider stated its each day providers from Newquay airport to Edinburgh and Newcastle can be suspended between November 2022 and March 2023, as would the flight that travels to Manchester after which on to Aberdeen.

The transfer will see round 300 flights to Newquay being withdrawn from Loganair’s schedule. The airline additionally introduced that its route from Newquay to Teesside and on to Inverness wouldn’t return in 2023.

Loganair’s resolution got here simply days after rival UK regional airline Flybe announced it would be returning to Newquay by providing flights to each London Heathrow and Manchester this winter.

A Loganair spokesperson stated: “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we’ve taken the choice to withdraw our whole winter Newquay programme and to curtail our Summer season 2023 plans too. 

“We’re most dissatisfied that short-sighted and short-term selections by the airport’s administration to incentivise unsustainable operations by different airways go away no prospect of winter flights remaining viable, notably in opposition to a backdrop of excessive gas costs and rising inflation.

“Within the meantime, we’ll be directing our efforts in direction of different UK regional airports corresponding to Southampton, Exeter and Cardiff, the place airport managements recognise and recognize the large worth that year-round, sustainable regional air providers can convey to their communities and native economies.

Cornwall Airport Newquay stated it was “dissatisfied” by Loganair’s resolution to cancel its flights to Manchester and Edinburgh this winter.

“However we wish to reassure our passengers {that a} each day service to Manchester remains to be accessible with Flybe and we stay up for welcoming Loganair again on each routes within the spring,” stated a spokesperson.

“As an airport we’re dedicated to serving the individuals and economic system of Cornwall and that is what drives the business selections we make as an airport. We’re delighted that we now have extra airways working from the airport than earlier than the pandemic, providing vacation spot and airline option to go well with each traveller.”