Loganair summer routes linking Highland capital and Newquay in Cornwall will not return in 2023 amid swipe over 'short-sighted and short-term decisions'
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The move is part of hundreds of flights connecting Cornwall suspended by the airline.
Loganair has suspended all operations at Cornwall Airport Newquay.
Among 300 flights scheduled that have now been withdrawn are daily flights to Manchester and Edinburgh.
Those flights, which are completely suspended between November 2022 and March 2023, also went onwards to Aberdeen and Newcastle respectively.
Summer routes linking Newquay with Teesside and onwards to Inverness are also not returning in 2023.
Loganair blamed airport management decisions for the move.
A spokesperson said: “It’s with a heavy heart that we’ve taken the decision to withdraw our entire winter Newquay programme and to curtail our summer 2023 plans too.
"Despite all of the challenges that the pandemic has delivered, we’ve worked incredibly hard over the last two years to build up our presence at Cornwall Airport Newquay.
"We’re most disappointed that short-sighted and short-term decisions by the airport’s management to incentivise unsustainable operations by other airlines leave no prospect of winter flights remaining viable, particularly against a backdrop of high fuel prices and rising inflation.
“In the meantime, we’ll be directing our efforts towards other UK regional airports such as Southampton, Exeter and Cardiff, where airport managements recognise and appreciate the enormous value that year-round, sustainable regional air services can bring to their communities and local economies.”
A spokesperson Cornwall Airport Newquay said: "We are disappointed that Loganair have made the decision to cancel their flights to Manchester and Edinburgh this winter but would like to reassure our passengers that a daily service to Manchester is still available with Flybe and we look forward to welcoming Loganair back on both routes in the spring."
