Jersey-based C. I. Travel Group today announces the launch of a new air route from Cambridge Airport to Jersey, linking the famous University City with the island for the first time since 2006.
The service will operate every Saturday between May 12th & September 15th 2012 from Cambridge Airport, which is located just 3 miles from Cambridge city centre and is ideally located for access to the A14 corridor and the south east Midlands – in total a population of almost 2 million are within a 60 minute drive of the airport.
Cambridge Airport primarily targets the east of England market with a strong focus on Cambridge and its business, academic and industrial sectors. The airport is ideally positioned for easy access to the City of London with just under an hour’s the drive to Canary Wharf and the East of London the location of the key Olympics venues.
Operated by Channel Islands-based Blue Islands using a 48 seat ATR-42 aircraft, the route will be sold exclusively by C. I. Travel Group’s well-established consumer brands that include Airways Holidays, Discover Jersey and JerseyTravel.com. The route will also be available to Jersey hoteliers wishing to offer their own clients from the Cambridge area a direct flight to the island.