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About us
Eastern Airways was formed in 1997 and moved quickly, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, to return to its standalone booking facilities following its former franchise partner, Flybe, going into administration in March this year.
The Humberside Airport-based carrier provides a network of routes from airports including Aberdeen, Anglesey, Belfast City, Cardiff, Dublin, Humberside, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newquay, Southampton,Teesside International, as well as Nantes and Rennes in France, and Gibraltar.
With a long-standing partnership with the key Global Distribution Systems, Eastern (T3) flights can be found by travel agencies across the UK, and also worldwide through their partnership with Hahn Air (X1), as well as through a number of online aggregators and NDC portals, through their new partnerships with market leaders such as Skyscanner, Travelfusion and Ypsilon.
Procedures
For the latest updates on guidance relation to aviation travel requirements, please ensure customers refer to the Government Website and also please make sure they are aware of our own procedures, found here.
Latest news and Route updates
Eastern Airways will commence servcices from Southampton to Rennes Bretagne, from 29th April, and Nantes Atlantique, from 30th April, serving both destinations initially three-weekly. Both are former flybe routes, and can be found in the GDS. Eastern Airways are members of the UK BSP, and will shortly be in the French BSP too.
Both routes will be operated by the airline's 72 seat ATR72-600 aircraft, Nantes flying on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday, while Rennes will be flown on a Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Fares on the new routes start from £59.99 one-way, including taxes and charges.
Furthermore, through Hahn Air's end-on-end ticketing (X1) product, connections can be made onto other carriers in the GDS.
Booking channels
Eastern Airways (T3 / 467) flights can be found directly on the following GDS in the UK:
- Amadeus
- Galileo
- Worldspan
Eastern Airways (T3 / 467) flights can be found directly on the following NDC channels globally:
- Travelfusion
- Ypsilon
- Skyscanner
Eastern Airways are also bookable via our partners, Hahn Air (X1 / 169) in Amadeus, Galileo, Worldspan and Sabre, incorporating BSPs globally.
ADM policy
Eastern Airways has published our policy in respect to raising Agency Debit Memos (ADMs) on our website here.
Ticketing policy
Eastern airways ticketing instructions, including refunds and re-issues are found in Article 9 of our Terms and Conditions here.
As of 1st April 2021, if payment for the ticket is made using a non-personal card, then Eastern Airways will charge a fee for card processing. This will be 1.5% of the total value, and reflect as 'Payment Fee' on the passenger receipt, and auto-added by the respective GDS using their Ticketing Fee module. This will adjust the total value to pay, once the payment has been entered into the system.
For fares where a change fee is due, we request that this is collected under the 'XP' tax code on the new ticket and the difference in fare is shown in the fare field on the re-issued ticket. Eastern Airways do not have the facility to accept EMDs at present.
Ticket time-limit policy
Flexible (W-class): ticket within 72 hours*
Standard (T,O,V,K classes): ticket within 48 hours*
Value (U,H,M classes): immediate ticketing
* if booking within 72 hours of travel then immediate ticketing is required
Advance purchases
Please note that Eastern Airways offer advance purchase discounted fares, so please always check the fare rules
Airline partners
Eastern Airways are please to announced partnerships with the following companies:
- Aurigny (codeshare)
- Hahn Air (interline)
- Travelfusion (API)
- Ypsilon (API)
- Skyscanner (API)
Additional queries
Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact the following departments:
Customer Relations: Email
BSP refund / ADM enquiries: Email
API connectivity: Email
X1 (Hahn Air) designator enquiries: Email or phone 008000 4246 247
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