Aberdeen International Airport statement on easyJet cancellation of Manchester route

24/06/2021
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Responding to the news that easyJet has cancelled its planned route to Manchester due to Scottish Government restrictions, Mark Beveridge, Operations Director at Aberdeen International Airport, said: “This is hugely disappointing news from easyJet.

“Following the Scottish Government’s announcement that non-essential travel between Scotland and Manchester is currently not permitted, the airline are no longer able to operate its planned new route from Aberdeen to Manchester.

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“We can’t continue like this and urgently need help and a plan that sets out how we can work towards the safe restart of travel.”

The route was scheduled to start on July 9 and run four times a week. 

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