Lockdown
 

From the Eastern booking engine, looks like Heathrow, Southampton and Newquay all suspended in the lockdown period, with Aberdeen operating as normal, and Belfast cut to 2 weekly, Monday and Friday flights.

Seems like a sensible decision.

Very sensible and not alone!

Passenger numbers are ..to be honest awful at the moment and the next month would certainly be minus awful!

Mayor needs to save his pennies!

I wonder how airports in general will survive this.
Ironic that previously dodgy performing airports are doing not too bad thank you! Prestwick,Doncaster EMA et al!

Revised lockdown arrangements - new Eastern timetable and terminal closed at weekends.

"Airport remains on course for Rescue Plan despite global pandemic"

Interestingly, also says "Another new airline partner set to be revealed next week"

Airport Vows To Keep Key Workers Flying During Pandemic

"Another new airline partner set to be revealed next week"

from the link above. It doesn't look much different.

I'd imagine another charter airline for flights to Spain or similar?

Maybe Volotea to VRN?

Is Verona a sufficiently large market for a weekly charter from Teesside ? Any new holiday route in 2021 has to be an absolute fail-safe in terms of retail demand. Think Alicante, Malaga, Faro, etc...

If Newmarket are offering Lake Garda via Bergamo, why would someone else offer Verona?

Loganair back at Teesside, flights to Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Newquay and Jersey.

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/new-teesside-flights-cornwall-dublin-19250308

Not sure how I feel about this, Eastern must be livid. I'm quite pleased our eggs are no longer in one basket, and on the basis that Aberdeen worked for both carriers last time around I can't see any reason why that wouldn't be the case again - IF marketed properly. Belfast is probably the one that can't sustain two carriers.

Very very surprised at BHD. I would say one carrier would struggle nevermind two. Unless LM know something about T3 we don't ie its pulling the route.

Something very fishy. Eastern pull out of MME in response?

Yes, this feels odd. With barely enough demand to sustain the one carrier, why introduce another?

I suspect there is more to this story than we know about.

Frequencies for the Loganair routes are:
• 10x weekly Aberdeen.
• 7x weekly Belfast.
• 7x weekly Dublin.
• 3x weekly Newquay.
​​​​​• 1x weekly Jersey (on a W-pattern)

Will equate to a based E145 at Teeside for S21.

Thanks to SeanM1997 for the info.

Link:

Even Peel couldn't of planned such an end game. I see the Gazette has banned comments.

And the pantomime continues! There’s no way the Mayor is going to support Eastern to fly routes whilst getting another airline in. There has undoubtedly IMO been some financial incentives given to Loganair to come in like this!

Stop me if we’ve heard it all before!

Deja vu Airlines to be announced next week?

So Loganair come in,dilute a very fragile market,Eastern take the huff and pull out as the mayor money starts to run dry,Loganair struggle and pull back to Newcastle( if they are open!) or Scotland.

Eastern pursuaded to return and so it goes on!

Of course I might be wrong😀

Government department anyone..mayor advances his career and becomes a London big player!

Of course I might be wrong😀

Am I right in thinking the E145 cannot operate into BHD as it doesn’t have reverse thrust?

the 145 has been operating to BHD from GLA with no problems