Cardiff Airport launches new flights to Edinburgh for £50

A new flight route between Cardiff and Edinburgh will launch in the summer with tickets starting at £50.

Tickets are now on sale for the route between Cardiff Airport and the Scottish capital which will start on August 2.

Scottish airline Loganair said flights on the 49-seat Embraer 145 regional jets start at £49.99 one-way including all taxes and charges.

The one-hour and 25-minute flight also includes a free checked baggage allowance.

The service will run five direct flights a week in each direction and will replace the previous Flybe flights before the airline's collapse in March 2020.

The airline also offers eight other routes to Edinburgh from across the UK including Southampton, Newquay and the Isle of Man.

Spencer Birns, chief executive officer at Cardiff Airport, said: "We're pleased that Loganair has stepped in to re-establish a vital connection between Wales and Scotland with a regular Cardiff-Edinburgh service. Customers will once again be able to fly easily for business and to visit friends and family, as well as have the opportunity to travel for a well-earned city break or to explore Scotland's beautiful scenery.

"It is a top priority for us to re-instate routes lost as a result of the pandemic, and we are delighted that Scotland's airline has announced this essential service for our customers, increasing regional connectivity from Wales. We look forward to working closely with the Loganair team going forward."

Kay Ryan, Loganair’s chief commercial officer, added: “I know many of our customers – both business and leisure - have been waiting for this service to resume, and we are very pleased to be able to add Cardiff to our Edinburgh roster.

“Importantly, these services fill gaps left by the collapse of Flybe, with almost every lost domestic destination now being restored by Loganair and other carriers over the coming months.”

The announcement comes days after low-cost airline Wizz Air confirmed it is adding nine new summer routes as it launches its latest operations hub next month.

The carrier will commence flights for Cardiff Airport on June 17 operating routes to Larnaca (Cyprus), Corfu, Heraklion (Crate), Faro (Algarve), Alicante, Lanzarote, Palma de Mallorca, and Tenerife.

Further flights to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh are scheduled to start in October and the airline is promising "ultra-low fares."