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Airline launching Cardiff to London flights

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Regional airline Flybe says its going to start operating flights between Cardiff and London City Airports in time to help mitigate delays caused by the closure of the Severn Tunnel.

Last week it was announced the tunnel will close for six weeks from September 12th, leaving train passengers with an extra 35 mins on journey times.

Read more: Severn Tunnel to close for six weeks

The airline will operate four flights on weekdays and two on weekends getting passengers into London's docklands within an hour starting in September.

We have pulled out all the stops to ensure that customers wanting to travel between the two capital cities of Wales and England still have convenient and affordable travel options during the period when the Severn Tunnel will be closed and there will be no direct rail link. Flybe champions regional air travel and we hope these rescue flights will help alleviate the travel woes of the thousands of passengers displaced by the loss of the region’s direct rail services.

– Vincent Hodder, Flybe