The scheduled services will depart from Southampton at 6.45am, 9.55am, 4.15pm and 7.35pm, arriving in Aberdeen at 9.30am, 11.45am, 7.10pm and 9.25pm. From Aberdeen, services leave at 6.40am, 12.50pm, 4.15pm, 6.55pm, landing in Southampton at 9.30am, 2.40pm, 7.05pm and 8.45pm.

Sunday flights depart from Southampton at 7pm and arrive in Aberdeen at 9.20pm. Services leave Aberdeen at 4.10pm, arriving in Southampton at 6.30pm.

Eastern Airways first launched flights from Southampton in 2003 and currently offers domestic flights from the south coast to Aberdeen, Durham Tees Valley, Leeds Bradford and Liverpool.

Roger Hage, Eastern Airways’ ground operations manager, said: “Providing four flights a day to Aberdeen now enables us to offer a convenient range of timings from Southampton. The increase will particularly benefit those travelling to do a day’s business in north east Scotland as our services from the region are significantly quicker than alternative London flights or long rail journeys.”

Jan Halliday, director of marketing & communications said: “The introduction of a fourth daily flight between Southampton and Aberdeen is fantastic news for both regions. This will provide even more choice and flexibility for passengers needing to link between northern Scotland and the south coast. The Sunday flights are also ideally timed for travellers wanting to travel to start their working week with less stress.”

Sally Lynskey, chief executive officer of Business Southampton, said: “Having access to an increased number of flights from our local airport can only be great news for businesses in the Southampton region. Business people can make the journey to Aberdeen and back comfortably within the day.”

All passengers travelling with Eastern Airways gain access to dedicated fast track security channels at Southampton and Aberdeen airports. When departing from Aberdeen with the airline all passengers can relax in the Eastern Airways business lounge.

Dedicated fast track security channels at Southampton and Aberdeen airports allow Eastern Airways passengers to avoid any security queues. All passengers departing from Aberdeen Airport with Eastern Airways have access to its dedicated business lounge.

Also known as the Granite City, Aberdeen is also the gateway to the Grampian region with the world’s only malt whisky trail, including eight distilleries. It has many fine castles and is ideal for golfing holidays and walking breaks, especially with its mountainous and costal scenery.

Formed 13 years ago, Eastern Airways initially built its network of scheduled services around the North Sea offshore industry and currently offers more flights from Aberdeen than any other airline. The airline is the UK’s second largest regional carrier and has a fleet of 30 aircraft flying from 21 airports in the UK, Ireland, Norway and France.