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Increased flights on Inverness-Birmingham & Inverness-Manchester |
May 2004
Eastern Airways reinforces its commitment to the Highlands with
increases on Inverness – Birmingham and Inverness – Manchester routes
Due to the initial success of its services between Inverness and
Birmingham, Eastern Airways announced today that it is to increase
frequencies on its Inverness - Birmingham route with the addition of a
third daily service and also a Sunday flight from 7 June 2004.
These additions will bring the Birmingham route in line with the three
times weekday services between Inverness and Manchester, which
will now also benefit from the introduction of a weekend service, as
Eastern announced the addition of a Sunday flight to its current
schedule for this popular service. In addition, Eastern Airways also
announced that the new Sunday services from the Highlands will be
operated with the larger Jetstream 41 aircraft. With the additional
services, Eastern Airways will operate a total of 32 flights each week
from Inverness.
Many of Eastern Airways’ passengers utilise the Birmingham route for
business purposes and adding an additional daily service will provide
greater flexibility and more convenience for travellers. The extra
Sunday service will also provide Eastern’s passengers with an
opportunity to enjoy the route for leisure trips. Birmingham is a city
steeped in history and cultural diversity with attractions including
the Cotswolds and ‘Shakespeare country’, making it an ideal weekend
getaway destination.
Eastern’s introduction of additional services from two of the Country’s
most populated cities will also help to develop inbound traffic to the
Highlands as gateway for many of Scotland’s premier tourist
attractions.
Chief Executive of Eastern Airways, Richard Lake, commented “We are
delighted to be increasing our services from Inverness to Birmingham
and Manchester. The route has proved to be extremely popular with our
passengers and we have been quick to respond to the demand for
additional services. Increased frequency on our Inverness - Manchester
service has been a huge success and we hope to mirror this in
Birmingham.” Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd’s., Inverness Airport
Manager, James Walton, said: “Eastern Airways has firmly established
itself at Inverness and we are delighted to see the airline increasing
the frequencies of its Birmingham and Manchester services.
This will be of benefit to passengers and the economy of the region and
is the latest piece of good news for the airport at a time of
significant development.”
Eastern Airways operate over 650 flights each week, and will carry
approximately half a million passengers on a network embracing
Aberdeen, Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh,
Humberside, Inverness, Isle of Man, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted,
Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham East Midlands, Southampton,
Teesside and Wick.
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