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Teesside International Airport has thrown its
doors back open to passengers, with popular
connections and new destinations helping it get off
to a flying start.
After temporarily suspending operations due to the
coronavirus pandemic, the airport is back in business.
As well as Eastern Airways’ daily Monday to Friday
flights between Aberdeen and Belfast, the airline is
offering routes to holiday destination Newquay and
London City Airport – the region’s first flight to the
capital in more than a decade.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has also announced that its
connection from the airport to Amsterdam Schiphol will
be restarting on August 3, beginning with a single daily
service and growing back to three times a day when
the market allows.
The airline has signed a new deal with the airport
that will see the route to the Dutch capital continue for
at least the next five years.
The airport is in continued discussions with all of its
airline partners over the reintroduction of services from
Teesside Airport, with more announcements on the
return of more flights expected soon.
The health, wellbeing and safety of passengers and
staff is its main priority as the airport reopens.
To make sure everyone feels as comfortable as
possible using and working at Teesside International,
new safety measures have been introduced.
These have been put in place to promote social
distancing and sanitisation in line with government
advice following the coronavirus outbreak.
To minimise contact and maintain social distancing,
only passengers and staff will be allowed to enter
the main terminal, with people reminded not to travel
should they or anyone in their household be displaying
symptoms.
Six simple steps for staying safe at the airport
have been drawn up to protect passengers and staff.
These are:
Step 1: Clean your hands and collect a face mask to
protect yourself and others
Step 2: Check in at one of our socially distanced
desks. If you don’t have hold luggage, why not check
in online?
Step 3: Use contactless payment to pay for your
Passenger Facility Fee (PFF) ticket or alternatively
book online
Step 4: Minimise what you carry to help us avoid
hand searches during security checks to assist with
social distancing
Step 5: Sit two metres apart from passengers
outside of your party in the departure lounge
Step 6: Board your flight making sure your face
mask is on to protect yourself and others.
Teesside International is working to become
bigger and better than ever to serve local people
and companies across the region and these
announcements reaffirm the foundations for its future
plans to build upon.
Whether it’s for business or leisure, Teesside
International Airport is taking off again and is looking
forward to welcoming you back soon.
Flight information and more details
on safety measures can be found at
teessideinternational.com
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