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Winter scheduling and the demise of Air Southwest and its domestic routes, had left Newquay Airport with just a handful of flight destinations by the end of last year. Flybe have now reversed the trend by providing 7 routes in their summer scheduling, the first being a brand new route to Norwich International Airport.

Flights to East Anglia’s main airport will begin operating twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 5 May and 22 September. (see timetables) Norwich Timetables

This will benefit the population in both areas as each are favourite holiday destinations. Norwich although set in the heart of East Anglia is just 20 miles from the coast, so there’s easy access to Norfolk’s fantastic beaches and traditional seaside resorts like Southwold and Cromer. 

Also on the door step is Great Yarmouth and the Norfolk Broads,where over two million people visit every year, exploring by land or water or a combination of both.

The City of Norwich its self is well worth a visit. Once having the largest medieval wall around the city, Norwich is still the most complete medieval city in Britain. Strolling through the winding medieval lanes around the impressive Castle and beautiful Romanesque Cathedral you will find a modern cultural city with beautiful heritage, vibrant nightlife, sophisticated shopping and plenty of restaurants.

From the Airport there is easy access to the city centre by Bus and Taxi which is just 4 mile s away.

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Eastern Airways the recent owners of Air Southwest, decided in September to cease all its flights out of Plymouth Airport. With Newquay’s very close association with Plymouth, services were reviewed but were found to be not financially viable.

As a consequence, Air Southwest’s eight year association with Newquay Airport has ended and routes to Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, Manchester, Aberdeen, Bristol, Cork, Dublin and Leeds Bradford have for the moment ended.

Al Titterington, Newquay Cornwall Airport’s managing director, said: “It is a sad day for air services to/from Cornwall with the closure of Air Southwest.  Air Southwest dominated our domestic route network, meaning other carriers were restricted with the services they could offer and the demand for air services that would make them profitable out of Newquay”.

Since the announcement of the closure of the airline, Newquay Airport Management have been in discussion with a number of airlines and already have announced replacement services to Manchester (Flybe) and Glasgow (Loganair) and flights for the summer are on sale to East Midlands, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dusseldorf, as well as charter holidays to Dubrovnik, Lake Garda and Madeira

Newquay Cornwall Airport continues to fly up to three times a day to London Gatwick, up to four times a day to Isles of Scilly and four times a week to Manchester.

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After being taken over by Eastern Airways in September, Air Southwest has announced it is cancelling its London Gatwick service from 1st February.

Previously in May last year, Air Southwest withdrew its flights from London City Airport due to plummeting passenger numbers and had warned that the airline would continue to seek ways to cut cost to ensure it would survive. Further falls in passenger numbers and a planned 18 per cent increase in landing fees at the London hub are believed to be behind the decision.

The Devon and Cornwall Business Council has called the move a ‘major blow’ for its local economy. Council official Tim Jones said  that many local business leaders weren’t surprised at the news however, and rather saw it as an inevitable event due to the high costs associated with service to Gatwick Airport.

Flybe are now the only airline with flights from London to the West Country and It is thought more than 4,000 passengers will switch to Flybe’s Newquay to Gatwick service as a result of the move.

Passengers all ready booked on Air Southwest’s withdrawn London service have been offered alternative air and rail transport.

Flybe will be offering an alternative flight on the same route free of charge and First Great Western will also honour tickets with Customers who wish to take up the offer, e-mailing FGW’s business travel with contact details and a copy of their Air Southwest ticket or booking confirmation.

The rest of Air Southwest’s schedule to other destinations has not been affected.

Gatwick to Newquay Timetable

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With the warm sun fading on Cornwall’s beaches, flights to Newquay Airport will be reduced until the Summer schedules start in March 2010. Flights from some destinations  will stop altogether while others will be changing departure times.

There will be no further services from the Isle of Man and Edinburgh will have no air link to Newquay Airport with Flybe until late March 2010. Jet2 will be stopping the only flights from Belfast until May 2010 and the connection between Birmingham and the West Country with bmibaby will be cut completely.

The colder weather however does offer the opportunity of a new route if you are flying from Newquay. Grab you Skiing gear and head for the Dauphine Alps.  Air SouthWest  are now taking bookings for direct flights to Grenoble and the French mountains, with a weekly service from late December.

So if you are planning a flight to Newquay especially this Christmas, make sure you check our revised Timetables.

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This comes after Easyjet last week which operates 10 routes, said it was to leave the airport after Christmas, putting 120 jobs at risk.  Like Ryanair recently, blaming their decision on increasingly high operating costs and the immanent rise in Air Passenger Duty, which will increase in November.

BMIbaby’s managing director Crawford Rix, said:”bmibaby and bmi have operated from East Midlands since the airport opened in 1965  and is an embedded part of the local community. “We continue to be a champion of the consumer market – currently we are offering no credit and debit card fees on all flights, and skis and snow boards fly free of charge on bookings to any of our ski destinations.“

Penny Coates, managing director, East Midlands Airport, added “The bmi group have served the East Midlands region for 45 years; they are a local, long term operator that is committed to the growth of the East Midlands region.”

Seats can be booked for dates during Summer 2010 (28 May to 12 September) for flights to Newquay on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday for a fantastic £18.99 one way including taxes and charges.

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The carrier returned to  Newquay Airport on March 2. After it had earlier cancelled its services following the problems with the handover of the Airport at the end of last year. At the time branding the airport’s owners – Cornwall County Council – “Keystone cops”, after failing to secure the aviation licence.

The company said that Stansted was one of its most expensive bases, and added that an increase in air passenger duty tax, which will increase from £10 to £11 in November, was also a factor in its decision.

The company had warned in July it would cut the number of aircraft it ran at Stansted by 40% in its winter schedule. It has been common practice for Ryanair to reduce the frequency of flights to various destinations during the winter season and this year, the 16 aircraft it was withdrawing fromStansted would be switched to other European bases.

Teresa Timms, public relations manager of Visit Cornwall, said visitors could still find other means to get to the county by plane. “Obviously we are disappointed, but there are another seven flights a day from Gatwick to Newquay through Flybe and Air SouthWest, so the county is very well served.”

Gatwick to Newquay Timetable

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Flybe, Europe’s largest regional and domestic carrier, has just announced its new 2010 summer routes which include flights from London Gatwick to Newquay. This route qualifies for their ‘EarlyBird’ discounts and advanced bookings are available for travel between 28th March and 30th June. If you book on their Economy plan, one way fares start at £28.99 and returns are available from £57.98 (including taxes and charges). Flybe’s Turbo prop Dash 8 400 planes will fly 3 times during the week and twice on both Saturday and Sundays.

Mike Rutter, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer, comments: “It’s never too early to think about next summer!  We anticipate our new Summer Sun routes will be very popular with passengers looking for the best deal possible for their holidays next year. We would strongly advise them to book early and take advantage of the lowest possible fares.”

So if you are able to plan that far ahead for your business or pleasure trips to Cornwall, some great savings can be made on these summer flights to Newquay Airport

Flybe ‘EarlyBird’ Discount tickets

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