“Do not go to the airport as flights will not be operating” – that is the message from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to passengers booked on Eastern Airways. The regional airline, which connected destinations including Aberdeen, Newquay and Gatwick, has cancelled all flights. Ticket sales, which continued until noon on Monday, have ceased. And the aircraft have been returned to leasing companies. So it appears likely that Eastern Airways is to close after 28 years.
Technically, the Humberside-based airline has filed a “notice of intention to appoint an administrator” – a legal move gives the company protection from creditors for 10 business days while it seeks an alternative to liquidation. But flights are not thought likely to resume.
