Southampton Airport stops weekend operations blaming Covid-19 and FlyBe collapse
ALL weekend operations at Southampton Airport will stop from this Saturday.
The airport, which is owned by AGS Airports Limited, confirmed today that airfield and terminal operations operations will stop on a temporary basis from Saturday, February 6.
It said a drop in passengers caused by the collapse of FlyBe and the coronavirus pandemic was to blame.
Steve Szalay, operations director at Southampton Airport, said: ‘This is a decision that has not been taken lightly and demonstrates the extremely difficult conditions we are currently operating in.
‘Prior to the onset of the pandemic, passenger numbers at the airport fell by 90 per cent due to the collapse of Flybe.
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‘Covid-19 has exacerbated this situation further with the suspension of a number of routes and reduced passenger demand due to the travel restriction currently in place.
‘This is an extremely challenging period for the entire aviation industry, however, Southampton Airport will continue to support critical lifeline services Monday to Friday including those to the Channel Islands.’