Eastern are now starting Newcastle tomorrow (11/03) rather than next Monday (16/03).
Loganair are also starting a 4 weekly SOU-NCL-ABZ route (Mon - Thurs) from 23/03 as a part of the Newcastle service. The article suggests that a fair amount of SOU-ABZ traffic used the Flybe domestic hub in Manchester.
https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/...otland-service