For forty years, it has operated the shortest air link in Europe with an eighteen-minute journey between Brest and the island of Ouessant.
It has only provided this line since its birth in 1981. But from May, the small airline Finistair will change air and fly to Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Morbihan).
The company's Cessna Grand Caravans, nine-seater planes, will take off from Brest airport to the island, then continuing their journey to Vannes, before returning to Brest via Belle-Ile-en-mer.
Flights will initially take place every Saturday and Monday between May 15 and October 2, while the line between Brest and Ouessant will continue to operate from Monday to Saturday.
The link between Brest and Ushant under public service obligation
"With the health crisis and the closure of many airlines but also with the ecological context, the trend is moving more and more towards serving more regional than international destinations," said in a press release Loïc Andro, general manager of Finist'Air.
Created at the initiative of the General Council of Finistère, the aim of the company was to provide an air link under public service obligation between Brest and Ouessant, in addition to the maritime service.
In 2020, Finist'Air was acquired by the W3 group from Breton Charles Cabillic, founder of the light aircraft rental company Green Aerolease.
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