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Regional aviation curtailed by coronavirus - flights lost but connectivity maintained

Eastern Airways and KLM reduce services but Humberside Airport still operational

Eastern Airways tail fin(Image: Eastern Airways)

Regional aviation has been hit by coronavirus, with many flights now cancelled by Eastern Airways and KLM.

Eastern is now operating a “temporary revised schedule due to the significant fall in bookings because of the coronavirus impact”.

It comes after it swooped to pick up several routes Flybe, its fragile former franchise partner had serviced, before collapsing at the early onset of the pandemic.

Single re-booking options are being offered before June 30 for those who are no longer travelling, with the new heavily scaled back in place from Monday through to April 17 at present.

Eastern said it was in part due to “a number of regional airports implementing day-time operations which inhibit accommodation of early/late flying programmes”.

Virtually all routes are now operating single flights in and out, with the exception of a twice-daily service between Cardiff and Anglesey, while there have been suspensions of Aberdeen - Newcastle, Aberdeen - Wick, Teesside - Cardiff and Teesside - Dublin.

The Aberdeen - Birmingham launch has been put back to April 27.

(Image: GrimsbyTelegraph)

KLM is offering free booking amends and voucher refunds valid for a year through to September 30.