Eastern Airways Announces New Gibraltar Services for Summer 2021
04 February 2021
The UK based Eastern Airways will serve the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar with the first services operating from Birmingham and Southampton.
The airline will make this major step operating to Gibraltar
from Southampton beginning 24
th May, both initially
twice weekly on a Monday and Friday. This will be the first scheduled passenger service to Gibraltar from Southampton with strong maritime, finance and tourism links to the British peninsula, while the Midlands are restored following a 4-year hiatus following the demise of Monarch.
The services between Birmingham, Southampton and Gibraltar will be operated on the airline’s Embraer 190 e-Jet fleet which includes the type being based at Southampton for the first-time. With fares starting from £74.99 one-way, including taxes and a hold-bag as standard, flights are now available to book at www.easternairways.com
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The 304-kilometre service currently operates six-weekly (no Saturday service) using the 49-seat Embraer 145.
Frequency will increase to 10-weekly from the start of the summer season, with the schedules timed for a day trip Monday to Thursday in both directions.
Eastern Airways has operated the route for years and had nearly 32,000 seats at its peak. It competes directly with Loganair and currently has a six-weekly offering using 50-seat Embraer 145s. It’ll rise to 10-weekly from the start of summer using Jetstream 41s, its website shows.
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Two former Flybe routes to regional destinations in France are to be reinstated from Southampton Airport (SOU) during the second quarter of the year.
Eastern Airways plans to introduce connections to Rennes (RNS) from April 29 followed by Nantes (NTE) a day later. Both routes will be served 3X-weekly using 72-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft.
“Given Southampton’s prominence in connecting the UK and France, while also being within an hour of London by rail directly outside the terminal door, it is an exciting development for all,” Eastern Airways GM Roger Hage said.
“With additional new destinations to follow in the coming days and weeks, Eastern Airways is committed to supporting the regions of the UK, connecting people and places.”