Eastern Airways, the UK’s regional airline, today announced the addition of a second London service from Newquay Cornwall to London Southend, complimenting the London Gatwick service operated since 2021.
Commencing on April 3rd, the new daily London Southend service will offer welcome connectivity to the South-West of England from Central and East London, Essex and Suffolk. With fares starting from £59.99 each-way, the benefit of direct Greater London rail connectivity adjacent to the Southend terminal every 20-minutes heralds shorter journey times to reach the Essex hub.
The Newquay Cornwall to London Southend daily service compliments the long-established twice daily London Gatwick service and adds approaching 30,000 seats for the summer season alone with the addition of Southend, supporting the tourism and visitor economies that increasingly support leisure employment in the UK.
The services operated by Eastern Airways and are bookable now at www.easternairways.com
Roger Hage, Commercial Director for Eastern Airways said: “Adding London Southend for 2025 as our second London Airport connection to Newquay Cornwall follows the success the team in Southend have shown in the increasing strength of the easyJet product. ‘The Only Way Is Eastern’ for access to the Central and East of the Capital plus Essex and East Anglia especially to a daily service to the South-West of England, complementing our London Gatwick twice-daily offer. The speed of access to of from Greater London via the adjacent rail link offers an appealing option helping avoid the otherwise arduous alternates travel options to make that summer sunshine getaway, a few days by the coast, a city break, daytime business travel or simply making it to that big event.”
Nigel Mayes, Business Development Manager at London Southend Airport said: “The return of a route to Newquay is a great way to start the new year, connecting passengers from coast to capital and into London with our on-site train line, just 43 minutes into Stratford or 52 minutes to London Liverpool Street. We look forward to welcoming new customers, and returning faces, in April this year.”
Amy Smith, Head of Commercial, Cornwall Airport Newquay said: “We’re confident this route will be incredibly popular with travellers from the east of England looking to experience Cornwall’s stunning coastline and rich heritage this summer season. The new service from Eastern Airways will provide a convenient and efficient way to travel between the east and west of our country and further supplements our London connectivity, meeting the increased leisure demand in the summer months.”
Michael Steel, Managing Director of Visit Cornwall commented: “We are thrilled to hear of the new route between London Southend and Cornwall Airport Newquay. With the convenience of daily flights, this connection is set to strengthen domestic tourism and positively impact Cornwall’s visitor economy. We look forward to the addition of the route, providing greater options to travel to and from Cornwall.”
The services operated by Eastern Airways are bookable now at www.easternairways.com as are the twice daily morning and evening London Gatwick service.
In the case of Southend Airport, this is Eastern Airways first ever scheduled services at the London Airport and joins the airport counts down to the return of a three-aircraft base with airline partner, easyJet, resulting in ever increasing passenger numbers in the growing London hub.
See full schedule, noting are UK local:
| From | To | Dept | Arr | M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
| Newquay Cornwall | London Southend | 11:45 | 13:15 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Newquay Cornwall | London Southend | 13:10 | 14:40 | ● | ||||||||
| From | To | Dept | Arr | M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
| London Southend | Newquay Cornwall | 14:00 | 15:30 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| London Southend | Newquay Cornwall | 15:15 | 16:45 | ● | ||||||||
The services will be operated by Eastern Airways 72-seat ATR72-600 fleet type as are the twice daily morning and evening London Gatwick service, offering low fuel burn and resulting emissions, bookable now at www.easternairways.com
Eastern Airways is an independent UK airline founded in 1997, based at Humberside Airport operating scheduled services in its own name plus operating on behalf of national & international flag carriers such as the KLM-Air France Group where Eastern Airways operates over 220 weekly services for Summer 2025 on behalf of KLM Cityhopper. The airline also offers wide-ranging charter, ACMI and specialist air-services for many other operators and sectors in the UK & Europe including many high-profile sports brands and clubs and safety focussed energy sector support. With IATA awarded IOSA (International Operator Safety Accreditation) now held for eight-years and many awards for service standards and industry leading initiatives for the airlines operation of a diverse mixed fleet or regional jets of 37-100 seats to modern fuel-efficient turboprops of 29 to 72 seats.
