UK regional airline, Eastern Airways, has been rated the number one scheduled airline for punctuality at Newcastle International Airport.
The award winning European Regional Airline of the Year, which operates more domestic flights than any other operator at Newcastle with 78 departures a week, was the most punctual ahead of a number of world airlines including British Airways, Brussels Airlines, KLM and low cost carriers – Ryanair, easyJet and flybe.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) figures released by on-line aviation analysts FLIGHTONTIME.info, revealed that Eastern Airways’ average delays at Newcastle were just 8 minutes long and over 86% of flights departed within 15 minutes, during the period of January to December 2006.
Chris Holliday, Eastern Airways’ chief operating officer, said: “We set ourselves very tough punctuality targets to ensure our passengers receive the best service possible. It’s a tremendous achievement for all our staff and service partners to be ranked number one airline for punctuality at Newcastle Airport, but we mustn’t be complacent and will aim to further improve our on time performance.”
The full service airline celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and provides primarily high frequency domestic services from Newcastle Airport to Birmingham, Southampton, Aberdeen, Cardiff and the Isle of Man.
Eastern Airways operates 800 flights each week from airports including Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Brussels, Cardiff, Durham Tees Valley, East Midlands, Humberside, Inverness, Isle of Man, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Southampton, Stornoway and Wick using a fleet of 30 aircraft.
