UK start-up opens with Oxford-Edinburgh service
New UK domestic regional airline Varsity Express plans single weekday flights between Oxford (60 miles northwest of London) and Edinburgh, Scotland, starti

New UK domestic regional airline Varsity Express plans single weekday flights between Oxford (60 miles northwest of London) and Edinburgh, Scotland, starting March 1. For the first 10 days, the flights will offer all seats for £49 (about $85) one way. Thereafter, fares will range from £49 to a walk-up “business-class” price of £149 (about $250).

Beginning April 5 Varsity plans a second daily flight on the route, via Newcastle on the northeast English coast. The initial northbound breakfast-time departures will return in the late afternoon, while the second service operates in the middle of the day, increasing utilization of the single leased BAe Jetstream 31.