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EastErn airways in-Flight 35 | s Pring 2011 island gamEs the world travels to the Ise of Wight ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: nordIc noIr rural currIes win a gourmet break and much much more This is your complimentary in-flight magazine, to read now or to take home. Flexible Affordable Business Space GET YOUR KEYS TODAY! Walk in. Sign up. Move in the same day! WE PROVIDE: Offices Industrial Units Serviced Offices Workshops ADVEStorageRT Virtual Offices Studios Mail Boxes Meeting Rooms BIZSPACE is one of the UK's leading providers of managed workspace, offering flexible property licensing or leasing solutions to the small business and corporate market. Whether your requirements are large or small, all of our Bizspace centres offer instant access to affordable accommodation at over 110 locations nationwide. 110 SITES AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE. Contact BIZSPACE National Sales 0870 60 999 06 www.bizspace.co.uk SPRINGTIME SPECIAL! UP TO 50% OFF ON OFFICES AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS. winter SPeCiALContact:! 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We like to think the Eastern tickets between Aberdeen and Dubai (as well as onward Airways Magazine reflects our core values of punctuality, destinations), with Eastern Airways operating the first leg reliability and convenience, while recalling something of of the journey connecting with the daily Emirates service the “golden age of flying”, with quality service and from Newcastle. attention to detail. There’s good news for our Southampton customers, with A booking with Eastern Airways should always signal a extra flights to Aberdeen and there’s a strong Hampshire smooth and painless journey, from selecting your flight, and Isle of Wight focus in this issue, including the through fast-track security clearance at many of our low-down on this summer’s Island Games, being hosted airports, to business lounge access for customers on on the Isle of Wight and bringing competitors from flexible tickets and the high quality service on board our islands all over the world. In the nearby New Forest we punctual, reliable flights. check out the Montagu Arms and its Michelin Star chef, Matthew Tomkinson. So bon voyage and we look forward to seeing you onboard again soon! We give our take on the rise and rise of Nordic crime fiction, while discovering some more traditional writing in The Eastern Team Norfolk. Bergen gets our Exploration Express treatment, while we head out of town for curry in our Essential Guide. biEnvenuE velkommEn FàiltE croEso Bienvenue à tous nos clients de Eastern Airways magasinet ønsker Tha Eastern Airways a’ cur fàilte Croeso gan Eastern Airways Grande-Bretagne et d’Europe våre kunder i Storbritannia og air ar luchd-cleachdaidh gu lèir magazine, i bob de la part de Eastern Airways Europa velkommen. bho Bhreatainn agus an Roinn un o’n cwsmeriaid ym mhob magazine. Eòrp. rhan o Brydain Fawr ac Ewrop. 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[email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)1609 748632 e-mail: [email protected] Print: Acorn Web Offset Ltd, Normanton, West Yorkshire Front cover by Blue River / Above: Needles image Christophe.Finot image BlueAbove:Needles River Frontcover by / 5 E ASTERN airways nEWS destinations airways EASTERN FROM NEWS morE Flights to abErdeen From southamPton Eastern Airways has also upped the frequency of flights from Fast track security channels at Aberdeen and Southampton Southampton to Aberdeen to provide greater choice while allow Eastern Airways passengers to avoid any security also benefiting offshore workers. queues. There are now four flights each weekday, including a new North West business travellers and offshore workers have early morning departure at 0645. The new schedule sees gained a new early morning service to Aberdeen. The new departures from Southampton at 0645, 0955, 1615 and 1935, 0810 departure to Aberdeen from Liverpool has replaced the arriving in Aberdeen at 0930, 1145, 1910 and 2125. From 1040 service. Aberdeen, services leave at 0640, 1250, 1615, and 1855, landing in Southampton at 0930, 1440, 1905 and 2045. The new weekday service complements the current 1745 flight on Mondays and Tuesdays, and the 1700 departure on Sunday flights depart from Southampton at 1900 and arrive Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Fares start from £78 in Aberdeen at 2120. Services leave Aberdeen at 1610, one-way, including taxes and charges. arriving in Southampton at 1830. mastEr strokE draws golFErs A major new initiative to attract more golf tourists to North East Scotland teed off at Aberdeen’s Marcliffe Hotel. Working in partnership with some of the area’s top golf courses and accommo- dation providers to offer tailored stay and nEw holiday Flights play golf holiday packages, Scottish Golf Eastern Airways will operate new weekly Trails aims to attract UK and overseas holiday flights from London Oxford golfers to the area and increase its share of the lucrative £220 million Scottish golf Airport to Mallorca from mid-June to the tourism market. end of September. Services will operate every Saturday morning using Saab Scottish Golf Trails has brought together 2000 50-seat aircraft. The flights will run 17 of the best courses to establish two in cooperation with Oxfordshire-based trails, the Carnoustie and Aberdeen Great Experience Travel Group, under a Links, and the Royal Deeside Golf new Oxford Airport Travel brand.