Eastern Airways: This UK Domestic Airline is Excellent! | Newquay to London Gatwick | ATR 72-600

Today I'm reviewing a very niche airline who almost exclusively operate domestically in the UK. The airline is Eastern Airways and they turned out to be one of the better airlines I've flown in Europe.
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- FLIGHT INFORMATION -
One Way Ticket Price: £39.99, plus £7.99 for seat selection
Airline: Eastern Airways
Class: Economy
Aircraft: ATR 72-600 (G-CMEI)
Seat: 5A
From: Newquay International Airport (NQY)
To: London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
Date: January 2024
- Equipment -
Filmed on iPhone 15 Pro
Edited with Davinci Resolve
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Newquay Airport (it's tiny)
01:53 - Flight Details & Route Map
02:08 - Boarding
03:11 - Seat Tour
05:27 - Taxi
06:27 - Takeoff
08:04 - Snack Service
08:36 - Descent
09:19 - Landing
11:23 - Disembarking
11:45 - Final Thoughts
12:27 - Final Score

[@malcolmanon4762]

UIA, before the war, used to do in flight snacks / meals service at least on their KBP - HRK and KBP - ODS runs. The Vietnam Airways plane was at the STS aviation services depot there, so gettign somethign fixed or maybe a refurb.

[@DaltonGM.]

Very good video.

[@devon896]

Ironic because Eastern bought airline called Air Southwest that used to operate this route starting at Plymouth, to Newquay then onto Gatwick. Eastern said it was unprofitable and axed it, which led to ASW making massive losses and eventually being shut down. Now they're back operating the same route being paid by the government.

[@NQY-flyer]

It may be tiny But it’s runway can handle a B.747 That’s more than most regional airports

[@armychap007]

It's really nice to see a positive trip report of a flight on Eastern Airways. Looks like a great service and the flight was punctual. They have received some bad press over lengthy delays and cancellations to their Paris Orly flights which are also operated by the ATR72. Perhaps with NQY-LGW being a public service obligation route they make more of an effort with respect to reliability. The cabin looks modern- very similar to the Loganair ATRs which I flew on recently. Also, the domestic area at LGW South Terminal has been in operation for many years. Cityflyer Express and Flybe flights used to operate from these stands as well as easyJet flights to BFS, EDI and GLA before they consolidated operations in the North Terminal.

[@makingithappenltd7138]

Great video

[@Avgeek1123]

You should do some more vids at EGHQ it’s a nice airport

[@Avgeek1123]

Hi Newquay is my local airport and I spot there all the time. I will fly on an eastern atr72 soon!

[@freddiesflightreviews]

Nice, they’re a great little airline!

[@Avgeek1123]

@@freddiesflightreviews yeah I am excited

[@BigDazza87]

Hi Freddie stumbled across ur channel - only because wanted to know what the flight would be like, I’ve never been on a plane before so I’m going to take a short flight to cornwall from Gatwick soon and I’m very nervous, Thankyou for the video

[@freddiesflightreviews]

Hope you enjoy it! As you can probably tell I love flying, but if any issues you can always get the sleeper train back from Cornwall to London.

[@AnNguyen-tp2vi]

Snacks on a short domestic flight, unheard of for BA

[@devon896]

BA provide a snack and a drink in short haul domestic.