16 MAY 2022

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Article from BTNews 16 MAY 2022

Teesside to Heathrow cancelled *

The cost of operating into Heathrow has been blamed for the termination of the Loganair services to and from Teesside
 
With effect from 25 May the twice daily operation is stopping, leaving only the daily Isle of Man flights to give Loganair visibility at the UK’s major airport.

The Teesside to Southampton service is also cancelled, tied into the same aircraft’s schedule.

Phil Forster, Managing Director of Teesside International Airport, said: “While slowly recovering, business flights were still nowhere near pre-pandemic levels, immediately putting the route at a disadvantage. The aviation industry is also facing a challenging and complex time from a range of other external factors which we, as an airport, are working hard to mitigate.

“Loganair remains a committed partner to our airport, and we are working alongside other operators to increase our routes and destinations to give local people an airport they can be proud of. We are also seeing hugely strong forward bookings on our summer holiday routes with Ryanair and TUI, proving people want to get away and brighter days are ahead”.

Passengers booked to travel to Southampton will be offered alternative flights or a full refund.

Passengers booked to travel to Heathrow will be offered a full refund.

www.teessideinternational.com

www.loganair.co.uk

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OUR READERS' FINEST WORDS (All times and dates are GMT)

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Brian Madge, United Kingdom

A case of "Levelling Down" for an English Region. What hope for a future Plymouth service?


Alan Bowen, Rye, England

Heathrow charges are just the excuse, in reality when the local Mayors subsidies ran out, the low load factors meant an end to the route. The same happened with BMI in the past, this was a vanity project that failed. Carlisle? Sorry, no!


Sarah Smith, Cumbria

Heathrow says it wants to encourage regional flights and now we learn that Loganair is to wihdraw from Teesside. Will we ever get London flights from Carlisle Airport?


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