The first passengers boarded the Eastern Airways flights today
An East Midlands Airport director says the launch of a new flight to Cornwall is a sign of confidence returning to the site following the coronavirus pandemic. Around 30 passengers boarded the first flight out of East Midlands Airport to Newquay on Friday , with operators confident that the soon-to-be daily service will eventually be fully booked.
Read more: Passenger numbers on Nottingham trams will 'never get back to pre-covid levels' amid £20 million loss "A lot have made the assumption that this is just a one-way leisure service, but there are a lot of people who work in Exeter and Plymouth who are using it as a way of commuting. The East Midlands also provides city break destinations for people living in Cornwall." Flights from East Midlands Airport to Newquay for one adult in August are being advertised on the Eastern Airways website from £150.
"I've been working in Newquay because we also fly a route from there to Gatwick. Usually I'd be driving home from Cornwall but this one hour journey today has been much more convenient." He said: "Passenger numbers and flight schedules probably returned a bit quicker to some of the larger airports, as airlines brought back routes to the bases where they had a real critical mass. What we're seeing this year is a real return to those higher passenger numbers at regional airports like East Midlands.
Mr Sheehan said: "We're travelling to Newquay for a week's holiday in St Mawes. We've done the journey by train before but this is going to be much easier and it's certainly all been good so far."
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