UK regional airline Air Southwest has announced a new, twice-daily service between London City Airport and Plymouth and Newquay airports will start on 20th April.
Peter Davies, Air Southwest MD, predicted the service would “revolutionise air travel between Devon and Cornwall and the capital”.
Davies said the company expect the service will be popular with business travellers and “timed the flights to fit with busy working lives.” In addition to the twice-daily weekday service, there will also be flights once a day at weekends.
Air Southwest is pitching the service as “better value than either rail or road travel” and says the fares, which start at £29 each way, include taxes, charges and baggage.
Richard Gooding OBE, Chief Executive of London City Airport, has welcomed the new service, commenting: “Plymouth was the first UK domestic destination ever served from London City in 1987, and it is great to see the service resumed.”
BG says
Boris Johnson claims to be a Green Mayor? He is against Heathrow expansion due to the negative effect it has and will have on West London. On the other hand he thinks the expansion of London City Airport is wonderful. Allowing internal flights like this to land in the most densely populated area in the UK.
Internal flights should be cut if not canceled this should be the key area Boris Johnson should look into and change what he can.
This is an absolute disgrace and Boris Johnson should hang his head in shame. The relationship he has built up with Richard Gooding the Chief of London City Airport is scary. This Mayor is only Green to the areas he believes he will get votes from and every one else can go rot.