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[JSCL]

Is it possibly the E170? Designation is 100LR.

[fjencl]

Originally Posted by JSCL

Is it possibly the E170? Designation is 100LR.

Sounds correct then ........

[rhutch28]

Originally Posted by JSCL

Is it possibly the E170? Designation is 100LR.

​​​​​​Booking system now showing Embraer 170 for the Manchester - Southampton flights

[fjencl]

Perhaps they have another Embraer 170 coming to the fleet as with only 1 currently, then it wont be able to operate a MME - ALC - MME and a SOU - MAN - SOU at similar times on Mondays

[stewyb]

Originally Posted by fjencl

Perhaps they have another Embraer 170 coming to the fleet as with only 1 currently, then it wont be able to operate a MME - ALC - MME and a SOU - MAN - SOU at similar times on Mondays

Maybe they will have the ex BE e95’s by then!

[N707ZS]

Their other 170 is still stored at Lourdes.

[oldart]

I would imagine that Eastern could be taking on ex Flybe crew to work some of their new routes, once they have been through the health and safety issues, they should be able to fly within a short period of time.

[Irish Cream]

Who is financing this expansion?

[SWBKCB]

Originally Posted by Irish Cream

Who is financing this expansion?

They're hardly pushing the boat out - they'll got very good deals from the airports involved, re-instated the leases of two a/c that have been parked up for months as nobody else wants them and also using the under utilised ERJ-145's - I don't think they're renowned as being big payers, either...

[Albert Hall]

I'm hearing that they definitely haven't got a deal at Southampton for the Newcastle route.

[Letsflycwl]

Recruiting for crew at CWL according to their careers webpage.....

[Wycombe]

Message up on the Eastern website this evening....

We apologise for the delays in customers trying to reach us today (Monday 9 March 2020), having already taken over 3,000 bookings so far today. Our teams have been inundated with calls and emails and are working hard to respond to everyone quickly. Our phone lines are open again at 8am tomorrow or book directly here on the website

[LBIA]

Looks like Eastern Airways have started to feel the down turn effect due to the on going out-break of the #CoronaVirus as they have just announced quite a few flight cancellations for next week and its also temporary suspending its recently started Birmingham to Aberdeen route,

https://www.easternairways.com/annou...GOyitKg1Wg68-4

The following services will NOT be operating, and all other flights remain as scheduled;

Monday 16th March:
T3 7604 Leeds Bradford – Southampton transferred to T3 7606 at 1710hrs
T3 7605 Southampton-Leeds Bradford transferred to T3 7607 at 1900hrs
T3 7661 Aberdeen-Wick refunded
T3 7662 Wick-Aberdeen refunded
Tuesday 17th March:
T3 7661 Aberdeen-Wick refunded
T3 7662 Wick-Aberdeen refunded
T3 7641 Aberdeen-Humberside transferred to T3 7645 at 1535hrs
T3 7642 Humberside-Aberdeen transferred to T3 7640 at 0645hrs or T3 7646 at 1735hrs
Wednesday 18th March:
T3 7604 Leeds Bradford – Southampton transferred to T3 7606 at 1710hrs
T3 7605 Southampton-Leeds Bradford transferred to T3 7607 at 1900hrs
T3 7661 Aberdeen-Wick refunded
T3 7662 Wick-Aberdeen refunded
T3 7640 Humberside-Aberdeen transferred to T3 7642 at 1045hrs
T3 7641 Aberdeen-Humberside transferred to T3 7645 at 1535hrs
Thursday 19th March:
T3 7661 Aberdeen-Wick refunded
T3 7662 Wick-Aberdeen refunded
Friday 20th March:
T3 7661 Aberdeen-Wick refunded
T3 7662 Wick-Aberdeen refunded

Monday 16th to Sunday 22nd March:
All our Aberdeen-Birmingham / Birmingham-Aberdeen services have been suspended with a revised start date now of Monday 23rd March. Passengers will be contacted regarding their options.

[SealinkBF]

Wick Aberdeen indeed suspended until 17th April. This leaves Wick Airport with no schedule services from 28th March.

[SWBKCB]

Roger Hage, Eastern Airways’ General Manager Commercial & Operations, said: “Given the current Covid-19 reductions in travel, we have held back from announcing a number of route start dates at both Southampton and Belfast City as determining these dates isn’t feasible in the immediacy.

“We can confirm Southampton-Dublin is among seven routes we have held off announcing but once there is a clear view when services will return to normal, we will confirm all routes and start dates to help ensure regional connectivity around the UK is expanded, especially given this will be paramount to the UK’s economic recovery.”

https://www.easternairways.com/news/...-announcements

[PDXCWL45]

Hopefully one of the future Belfast city routes will be to Cardiff.

[Letsflycwl]

Originally Posted by PDXCWL45

Hopefully one of the future Belfast city routes will be to Cardiff.

Hopefully CWL will be one but will but guess they have more important things to worry about at present and wish them and all the other airlines all the best during this uncertain time

[LBIA]

Eastern Airways suspending majority of its flights:

https://www.easternairways.com/annou...us-information

Updated Tuesday 24th March 2020 at 10:30

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

Due to the effects of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and Government instruction relating to essential travel only, Eastern Airways will suspend the majority of its scheduled network for the short term for a period of 24 days from Wednesday 25th March 2020 until currently Friday 17th April 2020. This includes flights from Aberdeen (except Humberside service), Anglesey, Belfast City, Cardiff, Dublin, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton, Teesside International, Wick.

For those passengers who are no longer travelling, we can offer one single rebooking option for travel to be completed by 23 October 2020, subject to original fare class availability. Rebooking requests to be emailed to [email protected]?s...tern%20Airways. All customer enquiries are via email only.

Any passenger with a Flybe booking should contact their payment provider for a refund.

We will continue to follow Government guidance on wider travel restrictions and further adjustments may be required.

We appreciate the curtailment of travel provides difficulties for those including key workers, and we will endeavour to re-establish a schedule as Government guidelines allow.

Humberside – Aberdeen flights will continue on a temporary revised schedule from Wednesday 25th March to Friday 17th April 2020 as below:
Humberside-Aberdeen route Mon-Fri only
Humberside-Aberdeen 0945dep/1110arr T3 7642
Aberdeen-Humberside 1435dep/1600arr T3 7647

New route start dates
Aberdeen-Birmingham new route revised start date 27 April 2020
Southampton-Dublin start date to be advised
Teesside-London City start date remains 27 April 2020

[Gunfighter52]

Embraer 145 5N-BWQ has returned from its stint in Nigeria and will return to service as G-CIYX.

[Hotel Uniform Yankee]

None of Eastern Airways flights appear to be bookable, even the HUY to ABZ. Are they still operating?