Business leaders call for Exeter - London City flights
03.09.07
Business leaders in Exeter have called for daily flights to London City Airport, the Exeter Echo has reports. The newspaper says that a business group is consulting its members on whether there would be sufficient demand for a daily service to London City, however, a spokesman for Exeter based Flybe said that it would not be launching the flights.
Exeter Chamber of Commerce believes there would be sufficient demand for a daily service to London and thinks London City Airport, in the heart of the financial district, would be ideally suited to handle the flights. Derek Phillips, chairman of the chamber, said: 'We are trying to get the views of our members and whether this would be something they would want to support.'
'A lot of businesses are having problems with First Great Western and the idea of a flight to London is very attractive. Prices will be competitive to rail prices. The route has to be viable though.'
A spokesman for Exeter Airport said it would welcome a London route from the city. He said: 'A London route is high on our wish list. It is one of the routes regularly requested and we are regularly in talks with airlines about it.'
Exeter based regional low-cost airline Flybe launched flights from the airport to Paris and Amsterdam following pressure from the business community. But the airline says it does not have plans for a London route - even though it received requests for it from customers.
A spokesman said: It's not a route we are planning to operate. It flies in the face of our commitment to sustainable air travel. Exeter has a well-established rail link [with London].'
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