Welcome to another travel update & new blog for 2021. It's been a bit late since my last blog was before Christmas 2020 I just needed a break while we're on Covid restrictions so for good news as UK is currently stated it's vaccination and what is the news on travel for one airport I live near.
So the news came in after the New Year that Southampton Airport is introducing more flights with reasons on taking over slots from Flybe but their is brand new destinations will be included this Summer with hopes on UK traveling might go ahead so hear is the list of airliners at their new destinations.
Blue Islands
- Dublin, Ireland
- Manchester, UK
British regional carrier from the Channel Islands will begin with flights from Southampton to Manchester within the UK. And flights also operate directly from Southampton to Dublin in Republic of Ireland.
British Airways
- Bergerac, France
- Berlin Brandenburg, Germany
- Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
- Faro, Portugal
- Florence, Italy
- Ibiza, Spain
- Limoges, France
- Malaga, Spain
- Mykonos, Greece
- Nice, France
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain
British Airways will finally be returning to Southampton since 2007 after Flybe tookover BA's franchise. It'll operate by BA CityFlyer withing Embraer ERJ-190 starting in the beginning of May 2021 throughout the Summer period till October.
Eastern Airways
- Dublin, Ireland
- Gibraltar
- Leeds/Bradford, England (UK)
- Manchester, England (UK)
- Nantes, France
- Rennes, France
- Teeside, England (UK)
Eastern Airways had already started it's domestic flights to Teeside and Leeds however, it was temporary stopped due to the pandemic. Eastern Airways will resume these two English destinations later this month if UK Government advice on travel remains suspended. For the first time, Eastern Airways will be heading to Gibraltar a British Overseas Territory at the Mediterranean directly from Southampton starting in May. All other destinations will start in March, and April.
Loganair
- Isle of Man
Scottish regional carrier will be expanding to other UK destinations from the Isle of Man. For the first time from decades Southampton Airport will begin connections to the Isle of Man a UK Crown Dependency country.
Other Airliners
KLM to Amsterdam, The Netherlands has temporarily suspended due to the strain of the pandemic where it first spotted in the UK. KLM has already placed a ban on all UK airports so we hopefully with vaccines, KLM might resume in the Spring or Summer.
Swiss low-cost carrier Easyjet Switzerland will not resume Southampton to Geneva, Switzerland as of February 2021 onwards. However, you can book Easyjet Switzerland for December 2021. We've spotted Easyjet's website flights are also available from Bournemouth to Geneva next month until the end of March with Winter Seasonal flights will end. That could change from UK Government travel advice.
