Air Southwest is based in Plymouth. It operates regional scheduled passenger services from the south west of England. Its main base is Plymouth City Airport, with hubs at Bristol International Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport.
Air Southwest was established in May 2003 to fill the void left by the withdrawal of British Airways from the south west of England. Operations began on 26 October 2003, the day after BA withdrew from the market, with the Plymouth-Newquay-London Gatwick route. This was soon followed by the introduction of the Plymouth-Bristol-Manchester route which was later extended to Jersey.
Air Southwest was established in May 2003 to fill the void left by the withdrawal of British Airways from the south west of England. Operations began on 26 October 2003, the day after BA withdrew from the market, with the Plymouth-Newquay-London Gatwick route. This was soon followed by the introduction of the Plymouth-Bristol-Manchester route which was later extended to Jersey.
On 11 April 2005 the company established a new hub at Newquay, with direct flights to Dublin and flights to Leeds-Bradford via Bristol. At the same time, the airline added a crew base at Newquay, with five cabin crew, ten pilots, and one aircraft.
In April 2006 Air Southwest launched services from Newquay to Manchester via Cardiff, and from Bristol to Norwich (although the airline withdrew from this route in January 2007); in addition a crew and aircraft base was established at Bristol. On 30 October 2006 the airline introduced a fifth daily flight from Newquay to London.
On Saturdays during the summer, the airline operates a weekly charter flight between Jersey and Leeds-Bradford. The airline also operates charter flights on behalf of Plymouth Argyle F.C., transporting players and supporters to away games.
Air Southwest operates to the following destinations:
Bristol (Bristol International Airport)
Cork (Cork International Airport)
Dublin (Dublin Airport)
Glasgow (Glasgow International Airport)
Grenoble (Grenoble Airport) (begins 20th December 2008)
Jersey (Jersey Airport)
Leeds/Bradford (Leeds Bradford International Airport)
London (London Gatwick Airport)
Manchester (Manchester Airport)
Newcastle (Newcastle Airport)
Newquay (Newquay Cornwall Airport)
Plymouth (Plymouth City Airport)
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