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Eastern steps up regional presence

EASTERN Airways is launching a new Sunday service on its route from Newcastle International Airport to Cardiff, offering business and leisure travellers a new weekend option.

The new Sunday service operated by the UK regional airline will start on 31 October 2010 and will assist business travellers heading to South Wales for an early Monday start and also leisure travellers taking a weekend trip. The introduction of a Sunday service also follows flybe’s decision to withdraw its services from the route.

Eastern Airways already provides two flights each weekday from Newcastle to Cardiff and has been operating the service since April 2006.

Sunday flights will depart from Newcastle at 5.35pm, arriving in Cardiff at 6.40pm, while services leave Cardiff at 7.05pm, landing in Newcastle at 8.10pm.

Roger Hage, Eastern Airways’ ground operations manager, said: “Our new Sunday service will enable leisure travellers to take a weekend break or visit friends and relatives in South Wales and arrive refreshed from our short flight. Business travellers can also arrive on Sunday in advance of an early Monday morning meeting having avoided a lengthy car or rail journey.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .