Get £100 back on £200 of Eastern Airways flights with American Express
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American Express has launched a cashback offer which is surprisingly generous – £100 back when you spend £200+ with Eastern Airways by 1st August.
The offer is only open to the first 3,700 users who save it, which is why we are running this as an additional article today. We’d prefer the slots to go to our readers!
In general the airline deliberately ignores London, although it does have the contract to run the subsidised flights between Gatwick and Newquay. There are multiple routes from Southampton – which is an easy train ride from Waterloo directly into the airport – and it has some presence at most regional airports.

The airline no longer flies beyond the UK Common Travel Area – the Gibraltar route, for example, has been cancelled. The furthest you can go is to Jersey or Dublin.
For a couple, £200 would cover a return domestic trip in the UK. A solo traveller may struggle to spend £200 on one journey to be honest, although I’m sure a peak Summer trip from Gatwick to Newquay won’t be cheap.
Note that the rules of the offer state that the £200 must be spent in one transaction.
The Eastern fleet comprises British Aerospace Jetstream 41 and ATR72-600 series turboprops, Embraer regional jets and Embraer E-jets. The seat count runs from 29 to 76. Wherever you fly, it will be a different experience to your standard British Airways short haul Airbus flight.
I took an Eastern Airways flight from Aberdeen to Newcastle last year as part of my UK lounge tour. That was on a Jetstream 41 – definitely an adventure. It felt like I was flying on a model aircraft it was so small. It was also hugely noisy, so I recommend taking ear plugs!
Where does Eastern Airways fly?
Here is the current route map, as taken from the website. These routes may not operate daily.
From Aberdeen
- Wick John O’Groats
- Humberside
- Newcastle
From Anglesey
- Cardiff
From Belfast City
- Cardiff
- Southampton
From Cardiff
- Anglesey
- Belfast City
- Southampton
From Dublin
- Southampton
From Humberside
- Aberdeen
- Jersey (seasonal)
- Newquay
From Jersey
- Humberside (seasonal)
- Teesside (seasonal)
London Gatwick
- Newquay
From Manchester
- Southampton
From Newcastle
- Aberdeen
From Newquay
- Humberside
- London Gatwick
From Southampton
- Belfast City
- Dublin
- Manchester
From Teesside
- Jersey (seasonal)
From Wick John O’Groats
- Aberdeen
The offer is restricted to the first 3,700 people to save it to their American Express cards – assuming, of course, that you are targeted for it in the first place. You are unlikely to see it on British Airways American Express cards, for obvious reasons.
Your qualifying transaction must be made by 1st August although your flight can be for a later date.
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Want to earn more points from credit cards? – February 2025 update
If you are looking to apply for a new credit card, here are our top recommendations based on the current sign-up bonuses.
In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.
You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

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You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
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British Airways American Express Premium Plus
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Earning miles and points from small business cards
If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:

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Capital on Tap Pro Visa
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British Airways American Express Accelerating Business
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For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback when you spend at least £2,000 per month.

Barclaycard Select Cashback Business Credit Card
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