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Old Nov 7, 2025 | 3:27 am
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Digging further, there are some more interesting details on the Skybus press release (https://www.skybus.co.uk/latest-news...ick-air-route/)

"A refreshed timetable of flights will operate daily from 23 November and will gear up to twice-daily services on weekdays from 14 February 2026.Skybus will operate the route using a 70-seat ATR72 aircraft – the world’s most popular regional turboprop aircraft – marking a significant step-up from the much-loved smaller aircraft Skybus flies on the Isles of Scilly’s lifeline air routes."
"A permanent Skybus-liveried ATR72 aircraft will then enter service in mid-2026; it will be operated by Skybus Newquay-based pilots, cabin crew and engineers under an arrangement with Aurigny Air Services of Guernsey."

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Further benefits to the Cornish economy will stem from Skybus’s introduction of new same-ticket fast connections between London and the Isles of Scilly. These will be delivered by aligning the new London Gatwick-Newquay flights with existing services from Newquay to the Isles of Scilly by February 2026. "

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