Flybe

Flybe is celebrating having won the prestigious 2008 Brussels Airport Environmental Award by offering double Rewards4all points on its Manchester – Brussels route. The limited time double point offer is available on bookings made between November 17 and December 15th for travel before March 28, 2009.

Flybe has signed a new foreign exchange service deal with Cornwall-based Travel Money Services (TMS) from Hayle, further committing its support to the continued success and growth of the South West economy. The new service will benefit the millions of passengers who fly overseas with Flybe for both business and leisure and who are looking for the best and most convenient forex deal available.

Flybe has announced that – following a recruitment drive earlier in the year – its first ever Aberdeen flight crewed by an all-Aberdeen-based crew takes to the Scottish skies this month on its popular London Gatwick service.

Flybe has signed a deal with UK specialist supplier Kilfrost to use its new environmentally-sensitive de-icing fluids on its aircraft. Initial estimates based on previous years’ usage suggest that in the first year alone, the move will significantly reduce the airline’s carbon footprint.

Flybe is celebrating a double first, having scooped no less than two prestigious awards in one night from as far afield as Glasgow and London: Best Domestic Airline at the 16th Annual Scottish Passenger Agents Association (SPAA) Travel Awards and the Most Environmentally Responsible Budget Airline at the British Travel Awards.

Flybe has teamed up with celebrity chef, James Martin, to tempt Flybe passengers with a tantalising designer range of sandwiches on board all Flybe flights as part of the airline’s ‘Deli in the Sky’ in-flight menu. James, from Ready Steady Cook, Saturday Kitchen and Strictly Come Dancing fame, will be taking part in a number of marketing promotions in the New Year in his role as Flybe’s celebrity chef.

Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, has received the prestigious 2008 Brussels Airport Environmental Award during the annual awards ceremony held last night. The carrier beat the likes of well-known global giants such as BA, Air Canada, American, Lufthansa and Etihad as well as many of its competitors in the regional, low cost market including bmi, EasyJet and Brussels Airlines.

Flybe today begins operating its 2008/9 Winter programme which this year also marks an important landmark in the company’s history with franchise partner Loganair taking to the Scottish skies in Flybe colours.

Flybe is adding another daily flight on its key Newcastle to London Gatwick service offering travellers a choice of four convenient flights a day when travelling to the capital.

Flybe has announced the early release of a selection of sun routes to be featured in its 2009 Summer Schedule. It includes the launch of two brand new sun routes from Southampton to the popular Adriatic resorts of Split and Dubrovnik as well as some 376 flights a week to London Gatwick from seven UK regional airports.

Flybe is hoping to find at least one person called Ben Becula and/or Kirk Wall in a countrywide search for destination namesakes to help it celebrate the launch of the first official flight of new franchise partner, Loganair. And, if you aren’t called Ben or Kirk, then the airline also wants to hear from any person whose name might mirror any other of those destinations flown from Glasgow.

Flybe is ‘a little ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy commercial airline industry’, according to an upbeat editorial in the latest edition of the influential aviation magazine, Flight International (7-13 October, 2008).

Flybe has adopted Cancer Research UK, the world's leading charity dedicated to cancer research, as its new national charity partner. Flybe is currently Cancer Research UK's only airline charity partner and, during the official ceremony held at the company’s Exeter headquarters, the carrier unveiled a dedicated plane to honour the new relationship and raise awareness of Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work.

Flybe is honoured to have been invited to share centre stage today at the annual British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Skills Summit with Ed Balls, the Minister for Education at The Royal Opera House in London.

Flybe has demonstrated its commitment to contributing to successful South West businesses by supporting Cornish-based Castang Wine Shippers in a recent promotion for their local merchandisers.

Flybe is to mark the passing of an era on Sunday October 26 by offering enthusiasts the opportunity to fly on its very last BAe 146 flight when the aircraft makes its final positioning flight from Guernsey to Exeter. Not only will this be Flybe’s last 146 flight but the end of what is currently the only scheduled jet service operating to and from the island.

Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, has been recognised as the biggest mid-market private company in Britain according to the latest Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 league table.

Flybe was delighted that Alyth McCormack, Scotland’s leading folk singer, was able take time out to help the airline with its plans around the launch of Flybe Connections that, effective October 26th, will offer Highlands & Islands travellers connections from six local airports to George Best Belfast City Airport.

Flybe has welcomed the repeated call for the break-up of airport operator BAA following the ‘strong support’ for the move highlighted in the Civil Aviation Authority‘s response to the Competition Commission’s provisional findings.

It’s official! It appears that Flybe now ticks even more boxes than any other carrier in offering yet another dimension to its recognised position as Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline – this time with leading members of its management team and key spokesmen proudly sporting the ‘coolest’ regional accents in Britain.

It’s usually a case of ‘red’ faces all round when Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, caters to literally hundreds of thousands of travellers each week using its daily services from Inverness to London Gatwick.

Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, is delighted to have received the ‘Special Merit for Commitment to the Environment’ award at the influential Budgie Awards during a ceremony held last month at the World Low Cost and Regional Airline Congress in London.

Flybe continues to offer convenient and affordable cross-Channel travel options, particularly on the routes popular with business people wishing to travel to Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. The airline was quick to make extra capacity available last month to assist passengers stranded in Paris and Brussels as a result of the fire in the Channel Tunnel.

Flybe has stated that it welcomes the announcement by Ferrovial that they intend to sell London Gatwick airport. Flybe, as the third largest slot-holder at the airport, has long called for the break-up of BAA’s near monopoly of UK airport ownership and looks forward to an early sale that will unquestionably benefit both passengers and airlines.

Flybe reports that it has outperformed many major carriers for its on-time record in June 2008 at the 10 leading UK airports featured in the latest Civil Aviation Authority report. Punctuality statistics just released by the Civil Aviation Authority confirm Flybe beat the likes of British Airways, Easyjet, Ryanair, Lufthansa, BMIBaby, Air France, Jet2, BMI and City Jet all of which failed to make the top 10 list.