{"id":588625,"date":"2025-11-23T11:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/588625\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:10:12","slug":"direct-flights-from-london-to-cornwall-will-relaunch-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/588625\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Flights From London To Cornwall Will Relaunch This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have some\u00a0good news for people who live in the southwest. Rejoice! Because the direct London to Cornwall<\/a> flight is about to make a comeback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two weeks ago (November 7)\u00a0Eastern Airways, a regional\u00a0airline which ran a service between Cornwall\u2019s Newquay<\/a> and London Gatwick, went into administration. Londoners\u00a0wanting to travel to Cornwall\u00a0thought that meant they\u00a0would be destined to take the five-hour train (or even longer coach) to the southwest forevermore. Until another air operator stepped in to save the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Skybus, a carrier operated by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, has flown in like a knight in shining armour to take over the route. It\u2019s only temporary for now, but the\u00a0airline has revealed loftier plans for the future.<\/p>\n

The Skybus flight will launch on November 23, with flights already on sale<\/a>. Prices for a single journey \u2013 inclusive of 15kg worth of hold luggage, 6kg of cabin luggage plus a handbag \u2013 start at \u00a379.99. For comparison, a return journey on the train can often cost upwards of \u00a3100 with a railcard. Typically, a flight from London to Cornwall takes a speedy one hour and 15 minutes, whereas the train can take more than five hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From November there will be one flight per day, but from February 14 2026 this will increase to two\u00a0per day. The company said it hoped to\u00a0rebuild the route\u00a0as a \u2018thriving cornerstone\u2019 of the local economy.<\/p>\n

The flight will be operated using a 70-seater ATR72 \u2014 the most popular regional turboprop aircraft in the world. Because of the short notice, Skybus has had to borrow a plane from Jersey-based airline Blue Islands. Currently\u00a0the Cornish company only runs a select few very local routes, offering air journeys\u00a0from the Isles of Scilly<\/a> to Land\u2019s End, Exeter, and now Newquay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jonathan Hinkles, managing director of Skybus, said: \u2018We\u2019re thrilled to launch this new service between Cornwall and London Gatwick.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s not just about making travel easier for passengers; it\u2019s about creating opportunities \u2013 for businesses, for tourism, and for the local communities we serve.<\/p>\n

\u2018As a Cornish company with more than 40 years of aviation experience, we understand how crucial dependable air links are for our region and are proud to step up and operate this vital route. Our focus is on rebuilding confidence and offering reliability, and we look forward to providing passengers with the service they deserve.\u2019<\/p>\n

The famously picturesque rail route between two legendary UK cities that is getting 2,000 more seats every day<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

British Airways will make a \u2018game-changing\u2019 improvement to its in-flight experience in 2026 \u2013 and it\u2019s totally free<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. Just\u00a0<\/strong>follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay in the loop: sign up to our\u00a0<\/strong>free Time Out London newsletter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for the best of the city, straight to your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We have some\u00a0good news for people who live in the southwest. Rejoice! Because the direct London to Cornwall…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,11648,393,4884,257,11649,183,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-588625","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-categories-travel","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-london","13":"tag-news-transport-travel","14":"tag-travel","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115598709441879151","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}