In less than three weeks, the UK has just seen the bankruptcy of two regional carriers. At the beginning of October, Eastern Airways, one of the UK’s leading domestic carriers with almost 1.5 million passengers a year, went out of business. Its two main bases were Aberdeen airport in Scotland and Humberside airport in north-east England. The carrier was a major operator of offshore drilling platforms in the North Sea. In the 2000s, Eastern Airways also operated routes to France, before leaving following the Brexit.
With Blue Islands is no longer the main operator from Jersey. The company operated a fleet of 5 70-seat ATR72s between Jersey and…