Airline unveils flights for next summer

ONE of Newquay Airport's largest airlines has unveiled its summer 2009 flight schedules.

Air Southwest, which operates 12 flights a day from the Cornwall airport, has released next summer's timetable ahead of schedule in order to encourage early bookings.

Mike Coombes, the airline's deputy chief executive, said: "In the current economic climate, it is more important than ever that we offer low fares with no hidden extras.

"Our pricing policy is very simple – the earlier you book, the lower the fare. So by making our summer 2009 flights bookable now, we are giving our customers plenty of time to grab a bargain flight."

The company also claims the launch of its summer 2009 schedules is good news for tourism in Cornwall.

Mr Coombes added: "With people all over the UK feeling the pinch in their wallets, I firmly believe that Cornwall, the destination of childhood memories, will be a popular choice for summer 2009, as people shun expensive foreign breaks.

"With flights to Newquay from eight cities in England, Scotland and Ireland, we are helping to make Cornwall an easy and cost-effective choice for UK breaks."

Air Southwest flies year-round to Newquay from London Gatwick, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Cork and Dublin. The airline also offers winter-ski flights from Newquay to Grenoble.

Anyone wanting to find out more or book flights can go to www.airsouthwest.com