Humberside Airport to launch Cornwall flights this summer

Eastern Airways, the UK’s regional airline and based at Humberside Airport, is to start serving Cornwall Airport Newquay for this summer.

The new service, commencing on Friday April 1, will operate twice weekly each way on a Monday and Friday, helping increase regional connectivity from the Humber & Yorkshire region to the hub airport of Cornwall and also serving South West Devon.

Adam Wheatley, Managing Director of Eastern Airways, commented: “Helping solve vital regional connectivity is what Eastern Airways have done for twenty five years.

“From our home base at Humberside, the addition of Cornwall Newquay, our newest base, helps connect one of the most distant surface transport journeys from the Humber Bank, Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire to one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK.

“We are delighted to add Humberside to our London Gatwick service from Cornwall Newquay, adding to our existing services to Aberdeen which we have served continuously since 1997 and the return for the third year of Jersey which commences in May.

“All services from Humberside operate on low emission aircraft fitting our belief in how sustainable aviation can meet the need of the UK economy and extensive connectivity into the future.

“This also comes at a time when we are delighted to be adding new roles to support our expansion of services across our network”

Deborah Zost, Managing Director of Humberside Airport said: “The addition of a twice weekly service to Cornwall Airport Newquay, operated by Eastern Airways, is fantastic news particularly as the economy begins to gather pace again after two very challenging years.

“Eastern Airways currently operates routes to Aberdeen and Jersey from its home base at Humberside Airport, and I am sure this service will be a welcome addition for holidaymakers looking to access the beautiful region of Cornwall from their local airport.”

The service departs Humberside at 11:10 am on both Mondays and Fridays, with a return service leaving Cornwall Newquay at 1.05 pm, with a flight time of a little over an hour each way.