Thu, 06 Nov 2025

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 Eastern Airways goes into administration

The UK regional airline had a contract with Dutch airline KLM but this has been terminated.

* Eastern Airways, a UK regional airline, has entered administration after making most of its 330 staff redundant last week
* The airline had operated across the UK, Ireland and Europe, but was left with unsustainable costs after losing a contract to operate for KLM
* Administrators appointed by RSM UK Restructuring Advisory are seeking interest from potential new operators or buyers for Eastern's assets
* The company has been operating four aircraft for KLM Cityhopper in Europe and had faced financial challenges since the Covid pandemic due to falling passenger numbers
* Eastern Airways was one of the last remaining regional airlines in the UK, with bases at Humberside Airport and several other locations across the country.
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