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25/11/2014
Flybe Announces New Belfast Route
Flybe has said it is to offer a new year-round flight route from Belfast to Liverpool.
The service will be available from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
The route will come into operation from 2 February 2015, with the airline operating up to three flights a day.
Paul Simmons, Chief Commercial Officer, Flybe, said: "Flybe has, over the last twelve months, undergone a significant overhaul of the business and this has resulted in a more cost-effective, efficient and flexible operation, enabling us to increase the number of routes we can offer to better serve the travelling needs of both our business and leisure customers from a convenient airport."
Brian Ambrose, Chief Executive of Belfast City Airport, added: "We have worked closely with Flybe over the years to provide our passengers with a high frequency domestic route network to destinations throughout the UK such as Edinburgh, Manchester and Newcastle, and most recently London City which is already performing particularly well.
"Liverpool is a welcome addition to our network. The frequency and times of the flight is suited to both leisure and business passengers who will also benefit from competitive fares as a result of the increase in passenger numbers the airline has experienced this year."
Photo from Flybe.
(JP/MH)
The service will be available from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
The route will come into operation from 2 February 2015, with the airline operating up to three flights a day.
Paul Simmons, Chief Commercial Officer, Flybe, said: "Flybe has, over the last twelve months, undergone a significant overhaul of the business and this has resulted in a more cost-effective, efficient and flexible operation, enabling us to increase the number of routes we can offer to better serve the travelling needs of both our business and leisure customers from a convenient airport."
Brian Ambrose, Chief Executive of Belfast City Airport, added: "We have worked closely with Flybe over the years to provide our passengers with a high frequency domestic route network to destinations throughout the UK such as Edinburgh, Manchester and Newcastle, and most recently London City which is already performing particularly well.
"Liverpool is a welcome addition to our network. The frequency and times of the flight is suited to both leisure and business passengers who will also benefit from competitive fares as a result of the increase in passenger numbers the airline has experienced this year."
Photo from Flybe.
(JP/MH)
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