Following the planned closure of Plymouth Airport, Air Southwest has said it is left with no option but to stop flying.
Air Southwest had hoped to continue operations out of Plymouth until its closure at the end of this year, but due to lack of demand it is now unable to.
In a statement the airline said: “Air Southwest was planning to operate while Plymouth Airport remained open, however, despite our original hopes, Air Southwest forward bookings are significantly lower than required and the level of demand is not financially viable.”
Without Plymouth Airport, the airline’s Newquay operations will also need to be scrapped, as many flights from Newquay stop off at Plymouth en route, said an Air Southwest spokesman.
“Without that Plymouth link there was a viability issue,” he said.
All Air Southwest’s Plymouth services will stop on September 14, followed by Newquay flights at the end of September.
Passengers currently booked onto flights after those dates will be given a full refund.
From September 30, the Air Southwest brand will cease to be used.
However, Air Southwest Limited will continue to provide some services for its parent carrier Eastern Airways, including the Bristol-Leeds-Bradford route.
In September 2010 Air Southwest was bought from Plymouth Airport owners the Sutton Harbour Group by Eastern Airways.