New flights follow airport takeover

The Kirmington-based airport in North Lincolnshire has secured routes to Dalaman in Turkey and Palma in Majorca with Thomas Cook, while a programme has also been confirmed with Low Cost Holidays to fly to Palma for 18 weeks next year.

Flights to Alicante will return after a two-year absence as well as new flights to Madeira through July, August and September next year.

Yesterday’s announcement comes less than two months after Manchester Airports Group sold its 82.7 per cent shareholding in Humberside Airport to Eastern Group, which also owns Humberside Airport-based airline Eastern Airways.

Paul Litten, the airport’s commercial director, said further growth was on the way, adding: “This airport is a fantastic asset to the region which has been under-used. However, everything we are currently working towards is focused on increasing the destinations to give the one million people within an hour’s drive of the airport greater choice.”