Flights to Londonderry from Edinburgh Airport are set to be scrapped by Loganair at the start of 2023.
The Scottish airline have made the decision due to "intensified low-fare competition from services at Belfast" as well as "higher fuel prices," as the BBC reports.
Loganair has said that the final day customers will be able to fly between Edinburgh and Londonderry, Northern Ireland, will be January 3, 2023.
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However, the airline added that due to the decision, increased flights will be offered on its Derry-Glasgow route, up to daily frequency in the peak summer months of next year.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Loganair said the decision to keep flights running until next year is to ensure people's travel plans over the Christmas and New Year period are not affected by this change.
They added: “We’re changing our schedules at City of Derry to adapt to market demand, and are pleased to announce additional services between Glasgow and the City of Derry. Services will increase up to daily frequency in peak summer months of 2023.
"However, intensified low-fare competition from services at Belfast means that our corresponding service from Edinburgh to City of Derry can no longer be viably sustained, particularly given higher fuel prices. The last flight will operate 3rd January 2023, ensuring that our customers’ important travel plans over the Christmas and New Year period aren’t affected by this change.
"After that date, customers booked will be able to choose to move to our enhanced Glasgow-Derry service, change their date for travel or receive a full refund.
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At the start of October, Loganair announced that they were increasing the number of flights from the capital to destinations such as Norway, Southampton and Exeter.
At the time, chief commercial officer, Luke Lovegrove, said that the airline had experienced its busiest summer ever in 2022, carrying a record number of customers across the UK and Europe.
They also had an additional aircraft situated at Edinburgh Airport to aid the increase in flights.
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