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Eastern Airways offers new timings on flights from Leeds Bradford

New early morning departures and afternoon/early evening service timings are being introduced by Eastern Airways on year-round services from Leeds Bradford airport to Southampton and Aberdeen.

The regional airline claims business-focused timings will provide greater flexibility from October 6.

Weekday flights to Southampton from Leeds Bradford will see new 6.40am, 10.35am and 5.15pm departures arriving in Hampshire at 7.25am, 11.45am and 6pm respectively.

Services leave Southampton at 7.50am, 4.30pm and 6.30pm landing at Leeds Bradford at 8.35am, 5.45pm and 7.15pm respectively.

Sunday services leave Leeds Bradford at 5.55pm and depart Southampton at 7.15pm.

Flights to Aberdeen on weekdays will depart from the Yorkshire airport at 7am, 8.55am and 6.05pm, arriving at 8.10am, 9.45am and 7.20pm. Services take off from Aberdeen at 8.45am, 4.10pm and 7.55pm arriving in Leeds Bradford at 10.05am, 4.55pm and 9.05pm respectively. Sunday flights depart from Leeds Bradford at 8,20pm and leave Aberdeen at 4.45pm.

The airline’s commercial director Kay Ryan said: “We constantly evaluate timings across our scheduled network to ensure we offer the best possible services, and after careful analysis, we’re introducing new timings to suit business travellers flying to Southampton and Aberdeen from Leeds Bradford.

“Customers heading to Southampton can now arrive on the south coast before 7.30am and be back in Yorkshire after a day’s business by 5.45pm, while offshore workers and oil industry executives now have a choice of two northbound weekday departures to Aberdeen leaving before 9am.”

Lead-in fares start at £79 one-way, including taxes and charges.

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