Until 2020, there were also regular shuttle flights to Bristol Airport (Lulsgate) and then on to Toulouse Blagnac Airport for Airbus workers. These were previously operated by Eastern Airways & the now defunct BMI Regional (later flyBMI) but were operated by Loganair using an Embraer 145 aircraft until the termination of the service due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, leading to the closure of the Loganair base at Hawarden. The airport is also used as a back-up for scheduled flights to Anglesey whenever Anglesey Airport is closed.