Flybe introduces new flights from Birmingham Airport

European regional airline Flybe begins its new flights program from Birmingham Airport. The inaugural flight to Porto begins from 11^th April with its new four times weekly service to Alicante beginning from 12^th April. These follow the introduction of new daily service to Florence from Birmingham and new service to Cologne.

According to Paul Simmons, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer the start of new route marks the airlines’ tangible reality of its major expansion at Birmingham. In the words of Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s CEO, the eight new Flybe routes being introduced at the airport were an important boost both for the hub and for the regional economy as a whole.

The remaining four Flybe’s new routes start next month, with Bordeaux, Palma and Toulouse on 13^th May and Newquay on 16^th May. With record 12 aircraft based at airport, Birmingham has now become Flybe’s largest base. This summer, it will operating 32 routes to and from Birmingham with a total choice of up to 381 return flights a week.

In addition, the airline is also operating three new ‘twilight’ routes to Ibiza, Palma and Reykjavik with Flybe’s 88-seat Embraer Jets. The aircraft will fly to Ibiza, Palma and Reykjavik on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday evenings. The Birmingham to Reykjavik flights will be providing the first ever scheduled services between the two cities.