Loganair stops ALL winter flights at Cornwall Airport Newquay
The airline is suspending operations between November 2022 and March 2023
Last updated 30th Aug 2022
Regional airline, Loganair, has cancelled all of its winter flights at Cornwall Airport Newquay.
The decision means its daily services to Manchester and onwards to Aberdeen, as well as non-stop flights to Newcastle and Edinburgh, will be suspended from November until March 2023.
Loganair has also said that summer routes linking Newquay with Teesside and onwards to Inverness will not return in 2023, adding "planned growth on other routes is to be redirected to other UK airports".
Loganair claims bosses at Newquay have chosen to incentivise operations by other airlines.
The airport says it is "committed to serving the people and economy of Cornwall" and that is what drives its commercial decisions.
Statement from Loganair
A spokesperson for Loganair said: “It's with a heavy heart that we’ve taken the decision to withdraw our entire winter Newquay programme and to curtail our Summer 2023 plans too.
"Despite all of the challenges that the pandemic has delivered, we've worked incredibly hard over the last two years to build up our presence at Cornwall Airport Newquay.
"We're most disappointed that short-sighted and short-term decisions by the airport's management to incentivise unsustainable operations by other airlines leave no prospect of winter flights remaining viable, particularly against a backdrop of high fuel prices and rising inflation.
“In the meantime, we’ll be directing our efforts towards other UK regional airports such as Southampton, Exeter and Cardiff".
Loganair says it has contacted all customers with forward winter bookings on the affected routes to offer a change of travel date or refund options, adding its Summer 2023 flights are now on sale as normal.
Statement from Cornwall Airport Newquay
"We are disappointed that Loganair have made the decision to cancel their flights to Manchester and Edinburgh this winter but would like to reassure our passengers that a daily service to Manchester is still available with flybe and we look forward to welcoming Loganair back on both routes in the spring.
"As an airport we are committed to serving the people and economy of Cornwall and this is what drives the commercial decisions we make as an airport. We are delighted that we now have more airlines operating from the airport than before the pandemic, offering destination and airline choice to suit every traveller.
"London and Manchester have historically made up over 50% of the passenger volumes to and from Cornwall Airport Newquay and we are delighted to now be able to offer the choice of up to three flights a day to both Heathrow (flybe, commences 30th October and British Airways) and Gatwick (Eastern Airways), with three airlines operating services to Manchester (Loganair, flybe and easyJet), helping to build back not only the capacity needed on these routes but also offering choice and flexibility to our passengers".