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flag Eastern Airways collapses after losing KLM contract, grounding flights and cutting 330 jobs.

flag Eastern Airways, a UK regional airline founded in 1997, has entered administration after losing its key contract with KLM Cityhopper, leading to the redundancy of most of its 330 staff. flag The airline, which operated flights across the UK, Ireland, and Europe—including vital routes to remote areas like Wick and North Sea oil and gas hubs—had struggled financially since the pandemic. flag Administrators from RSM were appointed following the Civil Aviation Authority’s cancellation of all flights in October. flag The collapse highlights ongoing challenges in the UK’s regional aviation sector, with administrators now seeking buyers for the airline’s assets.

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