Eastern Airways-3

[fjencl]

your welcome

[cavokblues]

I'm always surprised no one else jumped on BHX - GIB since Monarch's demise.

[Albert Hall]

Apparently to use an E190 on GIB-LCY, BHX, SOU and possibly some others, I'm told.

[s_insania]

The Embraer 135 was up on it’s first air-test since returning from Kenya last year. Looks like the other one is also due back.
Anybody know if they have plans for the 135’s or are they to be sold on?

[allan1987]

Look like Eastern may have been Awarded the PSO for NQY-LGW?

Nothing is official until an announcement is made about the slots for LGW - NQY

[simoncorbett]

I assume that this would need a Newquay based aircraft & they could fit in a couple of flights to other U.K. destinations BHX or Teeside perhaps ?

[GayFriendly]

Fingers crossed for NQY-BHX, even if just summer only. I used to fly this route a fair bit and always good loads on BE and not necessarily bargain basement fares.

[Fly757X]

I’m not sure it’s a done deal that they’ve won the PSO itself. LM also have a large amount now at LHR for NQY by the looks of the recent allocations.

[BAladdy]

If Eastern do start flying to LGW, it appears they are planning to do so with a 76 seat aircraft.

[simoncorbett]

Doesn’t the Atr 72 seat up to 78 pax ?

[allan1987]

76 seater plane so more likely Embraer E170, as the ATR 72-600 seats 72

[BACsuperVC10]

simoncorbett

or NQY - LPL surprised no one has taken this route up, started with EasyJet then Flybe.

[SKOJB]

Any sighting of the new E190 scheduled to run SOU/BHX - GIB?

[SWBKCB]

At Maastricht all white a couple of weeks ago. Still Moldovan registered.

[SKOJB]

thanks, will probably have a dreadful makeshift Eastern livery as usual!

[Wycombe]

Routes to GIB now looking like they might have been a wise move!

Does anyone know if/what measures will be in place to prevent folk using GIB as a route to/from the Spanish mainland, so as to avoid "yellow" zone rules?

Is the route still due to start on May 24th?

[BA318]

British passports are now stamped when entering the EU so that would give it away. The back route to Spain is Portugal. An open border with no stamp.

[055166k]

BACsuperVC10

Even longer... I remember British Eagle BAC 1 11's on the route.

[CandyBender]

And Gen-Air flew Bandits & Sheds on the route in the 80s too....

[allan1987]

E190 was flown from MST to HUY Today
still in all white.... from the photo on twitter