Danish provider SUN-AIR has resumed scheduled passenger flights following a protracted hiatus over the COVID pandemic with the return of its Billund-London Metropolis Airport service. The provider will provide six flights per week and has not revealed if its different mothballed European routes will return.
SUN-AIR restarts Billund-London flights
SUN-AIR has restarted its first scheduled passenger flights because the outbreak of the COVID pandemic after resuming flights between Billund Airport (BLL) and London Metropolis Airport (LCY) on September fifth. The Danish airline will function six weekly flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays (x2) and Thursdays (x2).
Billund Airport stated earlier this week,
“As we speak, September 5, SUN-AIR resumes their path to London Metropolis. The route is primarily aimed toward enterprise vacationers, and the timing of the reopening is in step with Billund Airport’s expectation that enterprise journey is on the way in which again.”
SUN-AIR, which operates below a franchise settlement with British Airways, primarily caters to enterprise vacationers and can function this service with its 32-seater Dornier 328JET turbofans in a single-class configuration.
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The airline minimize all scheduled passenger companies in early 2020. Nonetheless, it continued to function constitution and personal flights, together with a shuttle service for workers of pharmaceutical producer AstraZeneca between Manchester, Cambridge and Gothenburg.
London Metropolis Airport aviation director Anne Doyere added,
“Brick by brick we’ve constructed again our community and we’re delighted to welcome again Solar-Air and connections to and from Billund. We’ve got loved a robust summer season and lots of new passengers have had the chance to expertise the distinctive and distinctive stage of buyer proposition that we offer at London Metropolis. Trying forward, we’re optimistic about the remainder of the 12 months.”
The total schedule
The airline will provide a each day roundtrip between Billund and London Metropolis on Mondays and Tuesdays, adopted by two each day companies on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Chosen routes are operated in codeshare with Finnair and Qatar Airways.
Billund to London:
- BA8209 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu) – Departs BLL at 08:35, arrives in LCY at 09:15
- BA8211 (Wed, Thu) – Departs BLL at 17:50, arrives in LCY at 18:30
London to Billund:
- BA8210 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu) – Departs LCY at 09:45, arrives in BLL at 12:20
- BA8212 (Wed, Thu) – Departs LCY at 19:00, arrives in BLL at 21:35
SUN-AIR stated,
“Save time by flying with SUN-AIR to London Metropolis Airport. The airport is positioned within the coronary heart of London, simply six kilometres from the Canary Wharf enterprise district and fewer than 10 kilometres from central London. From the airport there are direct connections to the DLR station, which implies you may attain Canary Wharf in simply 13 minutes. Not like the town’s different airports, you solely want half-hour to test in at London Metropolis, saving you much more time and problem.”
Remaining European community but to restart
The Danish airline used to function companies to Brussels, Düsseldorf, Manchester and Oslo earlier than the pandemic. Whereas it’s a promising signal to see SUN-AIR restart scheduled passenger flights to London, there is no such thing as a official phrase on when or which of the airline’s different European routes will resume.
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The enterprise traveler market suffered drastically over the pandemic, provided that enterprise vacationers have been far much less prepared to undertake prolonged quarantine intervals on their journeys. Nevertheless, with air journey rebounding and nearly all restrictions throughout Europe lifted, SUN-AIR can look ahead to a increase in demand for its companies.
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