Loganair suspends flights from Carlisle to Dublin until end of May

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Flights from Carlisle to Dublin will be suspended from Monday until the end of May, Loganair has announced.

The Scottish airline is halving the number of flights from next week as it brings in an emergency timetable due to the impact of coronavirus.

It said forward bookings were "continuing to fall dramatically".

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Logainair's Chief Executive Jonathan Hinkles said: “The coronavirus situation has worsened materially in the last four days, and we have now seen forward bookings fall by around 75% versus their usual levels.”

“From the end of next week, we will be implementing an emergency timetable, which will reduce our operations from around 214 to 95 scheduled flights each weekday – a cut of 55%. We expect this to be a temporary reduction and we are implementing this until the end of May but may have to extend that timescale as the situation continues to develop.”

“Customers booked on flights up to the end of May can change their reservation without a change fee to travel on a future date. However, if future flights are more expensive, the difference in fare will be payable. Where services are completely suspended a full refund will be applicable.”

“I would strongly advise our affected customers to manage their booking through our website as we are experiencing exceptionally high call volumes into our call centre”.

“Importantly, we will maintain lifeline services to the island communities we serve but will be forced to do so with reduced frequency.”

“The situation is incredibly serious and alongside the obvious health and safety implications, puts the future of the entire aviation industry in jeopardy. With this in mind, we have joined with other UK carriers to seek emergency measures from the Government to support all airlines in the sector.”

Routes reduced include Aberdeen and Inverness to Birmingham and Manchester, as well as Edinburgh to East Midlands, Glasgow to Southampton and Dundee to London City.

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  • Full details are available on the airline's website at www.loganair.co.uk.