East Coast to cash in on EasyJet withdrawal

Train operator East Coast has launched a ticket giveaway to attract new customers between Newcastle and London, following EasyJet’s decision to scrap its competing flights because falling passenger numbers had made the link unprofitable.

The airline is withdrawing its two daily return flights between Newcastle and Stansted airports from March 27, two months before East Coast launches its new timetable which features additional services to Newcastle including the new ‘Flying...