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Harvey World boosts
Air Southwest sales
Chris Gray.
claiming it could not be sure the
AIR SOUTHWEST’S new ski flights airport would reopen on time.
have got off to a good start despite However, Coombes said bookings
the closure of Newquay airport last had not suffered as a result of the
month, said deputy chief executive closure, although he admitted the ski
Mike Coombes. market generally was “challenging”.
He said a deal to sell the flights to Coombes would not give figures for
Grenoble from Newquay and Plymouth load factors, but said he was delighted
in packages through Harvey World with the response from customers in
Travel shops in Devon and Cornwall had Devon and Cornwall to the first ski
boosted sales by aiding distribution. flights from their local airports.
The ski flights started on December Most bookings had been flight-only,
20, the day Newquay reopened after but the tie-up with Harvey World Travel
shutting down three weeks earlier had added extra sales from customers
because Cornwall County Council who preferred a package, he said.
failed to get the control tower ready Coombes said the airline provided
in time to take over operations from alternative travel for all customers
the RAF. during the closure. However, he
Ryanair added to uncertainty conceded that the closure had had a
when it pulled all flights until March, financial impact on the airline.
Emma Collins (left), Air Southwest, with Newquay airport’s Lucy Charsworth and Heather Sturt
Cook adds Newcastle capacity
THOMAS Cook Airlines has added a Pete Constanti, Thomas Cook’s chief
third Boeing 757-200 to its base at executive of mainstream travel for the
Newcastle airport, boosting its capac- UK and Ireland, said the airline now
ity there to 70,000 seats this summer. served more than 30 destinations
The 235-seat aircraft has enabled from Newcastle.
the airline to add Santorini and The daily schedule for the
Skiathos, and give Kefalonia a flight additional aircraft is Dalaman on
exclusively for Thomas Cook clients. Monday, Reus and Santorini on Tues-
The extra aircraft also means that day, Sharm el Sheikh on Wednesday,
other destinations such as Larnaca Zante and Crete on Thursday, Skiathos
will benefit from twice-weekly flights, and Tenerife on Friday, Paphos and
while allowing 10 or 11-night holidays, Bodrum on Saturday and Kefalonia
as well as seven and 14-night breaks. and Larnaca on Sunday.
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