www.Parctel.com: UK regional airline, Eastern Airways is introducing 12 additional flights due to high demand for services to and from the Isle of Man during the TT centenary festival.
The award winning *European Regional Airline of the Year will introduce extra Saturday flights on 26 May, 2 June and 9 June to the Isle of Man from Newcastle and Birmingham.
Saturday flights will depart Newcastle at 0730 arriving on the Isle of Man at 0830. Flights leave the Isle of Man at 12 noon landing in Newcastle at 1300.
Services to Birmingham will leave the Isle of Man at 0900, arriving at 1000. From Birmingham services will depart at 1030 landing in the Isle of Man at 1130.
Andy Mathieson, Eastern Airways’ general manager Isle of Man, said: “Speed and times are key to winning the Isle of Man TT races and we are providing fast, timely additional services to meet high demand for this spectacular centenary festival of racing. Some of our flights are already full during this period with others filling up fast and we would encourage people to book early to gain seats on our extra services from Newcastle and Birmingham.”
Eastern Airways has been operating frequent, punctual flights to and from the Isle of Man since 2003. The airline offers 34 scheduled flights each week between Birmingham and the Isle of Man and provides 12 flights each week between Newcastle and the island.