Teesside International Airport announces flight reductions as industry hit by coronavirus crisis

Airlines serving passengers at Teesside International Airport have announced a reduction in service following the latest Government travel advice following the coronavirus outbreak.
Debra Fox
By Debra Fox
Published 19th Mar 2020, 10:27 BST
Updated 19th Mar 2020, 16:51 BST
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The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) this week advised British people against all non-essential travel worldwide for 30 days.

To that end, flights from Teesside International Airport to Dublin and Cardiff will be suspended until Friday, April 17, while services to Aberdeen and Southampton will be reduced to a single daily service.

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The changes echo decisions made by other airlines, and will allow the airport to make significant operational savings during this challenging time.

Teesside International Airport has announced a temporary reduction of flights.Teesside International Airport has announced a temporary reduction of flights.
Teesside International Airport has announced a temporary reduction of flights.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has reassured the airport team that there will be no redundancies and staff will carry out maintenance and improvements within the terminal to improve the customer experience for when the airport returns to full operation.

From Monday, March 23 there will be the following changes to Teesside International Airport services:

*Cardiff service will be suspended until Friday, April 17

*Dublin service will be suspended until Friday, April 17

*Aberdeen will go down to one daily service

*Southampton will go down to one daily service

*Belfast City will remain as one daily service

The twice-daily services to London City, and scheduled flights to Alicante planned for later in the year, remain unchanged at present.

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KLM confirmed it will temporarily reduce its service to one daily return flight until Friday, March 27. The service will then be temporarily grounded until a date yet to be decided.

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Mayor Houchen said: “Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the latest government advice and restrictions on travel, the airline industry is facing extraordinary and unprecedented challenges, and it is only natural that Teesside International Airport will be impacted by this.

“Our priority has to be the health and welfare of our passengers and staff. It is absolutely essential that in this time of national emergency we all pull together and do everything we can to keep people safe.

“The steps taken by our airline partners are consistent with airlines around the world and we fully support their decision.”

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