Last route at airport axed

One of the country’s regional airports is facing an uncertain future following the decision by UK carrier Flybe to cancel the only remaining route using the facility.

Management at Waterford Airport have reacted with dismay to the move by Flybe to cancel its Birmingham-Waterford service from next March, following the suspension of its Manchester route last October, describing it as “incomprehensible”.

If the airport doesn’t secure alternative business in the meantime, it will be left with no commercial services once Flybe pulls out in the coming months.