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Flybe, Europe’s biggest regional airline, today called upon the Conservative Party to reject the London-centric attack on regional transport, proposed by its ‘Quality of Life’ Policy Group.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has reconfirmed its commitment to serving passengers travelling between Jersey and Newcastle with the announcement it is to boost its direct weekly service between the two destinations to four times a week.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has announced the launch of a new brand advertising campaign which will run throughout the month of September and will focus on the airline’s brand positioning and key consumer benefits following the acquisition of BA Connect earlier this year.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has launched the first batch of its early summer 2008 schedule that offers a mixture of popular sunshine and domestic routes in time for Easter holiday breaks. The success of last year’s summer schedule has prompted this selected release of seats with fares now on sale for travel between 30th March and 30th April, 2008.

As a precautionary measure, Bombardier, the manufacturer of the Q400, one of the four types of aircraft operated by Flybe, yesterday evening instructed all operators globally of this aircraft to carry out a futher limited number of specific inspections to their fleet of Q400 aircraft.

Despite the enticement of Spanish sun and sangria and French fromage and frogs’ legs, Britain is still tops with UK travellers for short breaks according to figures released by Flybe today.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has announced the appointment of Exeter College as its lead academic partner - in collaboration with Exeter University - for its new Training Academy, due to open in 2009.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, today announces its brand new frequent flyer programme, Rewards4all, which sees the airline continuing to pioneer the low cost marketplace with the UK’s first low cost customer loyalty scheme open to all passengers.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, today announces a new interline codeshare agreement with Belgium’s leading airline, Brussels Airlines. Flights go on sale today for travel from 2nd September 2007 in a deal that gives Flybe passengers increased travel options to the Belgian capital from additional regional bases across the UK.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, today announces its brand new frequent flyer programme, Rewards4all, which sees the airline continuing to pioneer the low cost marketplace with the UK’s first low cost customer loyalty scheme open to all passengers. The new scheme will be live soon.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, announces that all fares promoted across its website are now all inclusive, made up of the basic flight cost plus all fixed non-optional costs. This move sees Flybe providing customers with a transparent pricing policy so they can see the actual cost of their flight from the outset.

Welcoming the publication of the Transport Select Committee’s report, Passengers’ Experience of Air Travel, Jim French, Flybe Chief Executive, said: “Flybe is delighted to have been recognised by the Committee as a leading light in the low cost airline industry. We aim to set standards across the sector and provide the best possible service to our passengers.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, today announces its brand new frequent flier programme, Rewards4all, which sees the airline continuing to pioneer the low cost marketplace with the UK’s first low cost customer loyalty scheme open to all passengers.

Flybe have been informed by Highlands and Islands Airports that Inverness Airport will not be affected by Strike Action on 30th July. Flybe is delighted that the Airport fire service staff have agreed to continue providing rescue and fire fighting cover.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, today announces an exclusive deal with Wines4business, one of the top online retailers of wine and Champagne in the UK, owned by Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, today launches its comprehensive 2007 winter schedule which, effective 28th October, offers its biggest ever winter seat sale and the introduction of 8 brand new routes along with the reintroduction of popular winter services to destinations across the UK and Europe. Routes are available for booking now and throughout the winter at flybe.com.

Flybe, Europe’s biggest regional airline, today announces plans to increase its daily service from Southampton to Manchester from six to seven flights a day, as well as deploying the Embraer 195 on at least half of these services, increasing capacity by 40%.

Flybe, Europe’s leading low-cost carrier, has been crowned the top low-cost airline by leading customer insight specialist, The Listening Company, in its latest study of the travel industry and UK consumer booking habits.

Speaking at the Paris Air Show, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mike Rutter, said that the launch earlier this month of the airline’s eco-labelling scheme – a world first – had been exceptionally well received.

Flybe, Europe’s leading low-cost carrier, is celebrating another success today after being crowned the Best Management Team in the Air Transport category at the annual global Flight Awards, organised by Flight Magazine. The accolade, presented at the Paris Air Show, comes just one week after the carrier was named the top low-cost airline by leading customer insight specialist, The Listening Company.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline based in Exeter, yesterday joined more than 150 leading employers from across England to meet Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown and other senior Government Ministers in Central London where they signed a Skills Pledge formalising their commitment to staff training.

From 12th June 2007, all Flybe flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle will operate from Terminal 1. If you have a flight from Paris after this date, head directly to Terminal 1 and look for the Flybe check-in area.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, and which has invested over $2 billion in new, environmentally sensitive aircraft over the last two years, has become the first airline in the world to introduce an aircraft eco-labelling scheme. The scheme is in response to the Stern Report’s call for ‘labelling’ to help consumers and businesses make sound decisions.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has confirmed a US$788 million deal with Bombardier Aerospace that will see the airline acquire 15 Q400, 78-seat aircraft over the next two years, with an option for 15 more. The order will result in Flybe having a total of 60 Q400s, confirming the airline as the world’s largest operator of the aircraft.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, today launches its first flights of the summer season, bringing a total of 13 brand new routes to travellers in the UK to key domestic and European destinations. Routes are available for booking for travel throughout the summer at flybe.com.