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This Week (24 March) Flybe. one of Europe’s leading low fares airlines,
begins operating the first of its nine new routes from Birmingham
International Airport as part of its summer schedule for 2005.
The introduction of two new Boeing 737-300 series aircrafts this weekend
allow flybe. to offer ‘sun routes’ to destinations in Spain and Portugal
from Birmingham International Airport for the first time from the Easter
weekend.
New routes to France,
Spain and
Portugal from Birmingham this weekend
mean that flybe. will now be operating 18 routes from the region, eight more
than last year.
This is further testament to flybe.’s ongoing commitment to being the
backbone of UK travel through development of its international and domestic
route network from the airline’s regional bases.
Flybe. expects a 45% increase in passenger traffic network wide over the
Easter weekend and has added a total of 31 new routes nationwide for summer
2005.
Flybe. will be introducing routes to the following summer sun
destinations from Birmingham International Airport this Easter weekend:
Birmingham International Airport to
Alicante
- § Flights commence on 27th March
- § Fares from £29 one way
Birmingham International Airport to
Almeria
- § Flights commence on 29th March
- § Fares from £39 one way
Birmingham International Airport to
Bergerac
- § Flights commence on 28th March
- § Fares from £44 one way
Birmingham International Airport to
Brest
- § Flights commence on 24th March
- § Fares from £34 one way
Birmingham International Airport to
Faro
- § Daily flights commence on 28th March
- § Fares from £49 one way
Birmingham International Airport to
La Rochelle
- § Daily flights commence on 28th March
- § Fares from £29 one way
Birmingham International Airport to
Malaga
- § Daily flights commence on 27th March
- § Fares from £39 one way
Birmingham International Airport to
Murcia
- § Daily flights commence on 27th March
- § Fares from £39 one way
Birmingham International Airport to Palma
- § Daily flights commence on 27th March
- § Fares from £39 one way
Mike Rutter, Sales and Marketing Director, flybe., commented: ‘We are
increasing our European summer sun routes in response to strong demand for
low-cost travel to these destinations from travellers in the Birmingham
region.
In addition, the new routes also meets the growing demand for these
routes as the second home markets in France and Spain continue to flourish.
“The roll-out of the new routes reinforces our position as Birmingham’s
largest scheduled airline and demonstrates our continued commitment to
offering convenient regional travel with great value and choice, whether for
international or domestic travel”.
· Flybe. is the UK and Europe’s third largest low fares airline (CSFB
Report, July 2004) and has launched a record number of new routes from the
UK regions
· Flybe. has been voted the most popular UK domestic and France-bound
airline in the Holiday Which? airline survey (March 2005)
· Flybe. is the largest scheduled airline at Exeter, Southampton, the
Channel Islands, Birmingham and Belfast City
· Flybe. is the UK’s leading non-London-centric airline, offering 91
routes from 40 airports in seven countries
· Flybe. has a 31-strong fleet of aircraft and will carry 5.5 million
passengers network wide this financial year generating £300m revenue (05/06)
· Largest low fare airline press advertiser, with £10 million advertising
spend
· Flybe. announced half yearly profits of £14 million, in addition to a
24% overall growth in passenger traffic and a 34% overall increase in
passenger revenue
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