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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.

For the last 3 months, Flybe has carefully examined the economic viability of all routes, airports and services across the UK and Europe as part of its preparation for the acquisition of BA Connect. After much consideration, Flybe has come to the difficult decision that, with the exception of the long-established Jersey route, the airline will cease to operate from Bristol Airport.

Flybe announces that it has completed the acquisition of BA Connect, the regional airline business of British Airways. Flybe’s acquisition of BA Connect (which does not include BA Connect’s London City or Manchester / JFK routes) creates a business with over £500m in revenues and which will fly nearly 10 million passengers once the transition is complete.

From today, passengers are set to benefit from lower fares, more routes and increased frequency on Flybe services as the airline announces the completion of its acquisition of BA Connect, the regional airline business of British Airways.

Flybe.com, the website for Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, has been honoured by Wanderlust magazine in its 2007 Travel Awards, with Flybe winning best airline website in the UK.

Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, today announces it is to introduce nine daily return flights on both the Birmingham to Edinburgh route and Birmingham to Glasgow route, which will commence on 25th March.

Flybe has today announced an online gaming partnership with PAF, a charitable gaming operator and e-gaming pioneer, to allow passengers to experience online gaming while booking their flights, car hire, hotels and insurance on flybe.com.

Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, has announced the launch of “The Matt Le Tissier”, a specially branded Q400 aircraft named in the Southampton legend’s honour.

Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, today announced an exclusive deal with Voyana Ltd, one of the top providers of cruises in the UK and Europe, to launch a new brand ‘Flybe Cruise’, with the objective of becoming one of the largest suppliers of UK to UK cruisers to the British and, in time, European public. The Flybecruise.com website is also launched today.

Flybe has celebrated the first anniversary of its very popular Belfast to Manchester route with news that further expansion is on the way.

Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low cost airlines, welcomes the sale of Exeter Airport to the Regional City Airports (RCA) and Balfour Beatty consortium, following the announcement in October that the private sector syndicate were preferred bidder for the airport.

Flybe promises passengers a cheaper and more reliable service in the face of recent rail price increases.

Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, has announced the launch of its massive New Year seat sale, with reduced fares available on a fantastic six million seats from 2nd January 2007.

Commenting on the Government’s progress report on the 2003 Air Transport White Paper, Mike Rutter, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer said:

Flybe is celebrating the success of its Fair Deal on Baggage initiative pioneered by the airline back in December 2005.

Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, is helping to keep families entertained this Christmas by providing festive inspiration on places to visit and things to do during the holiday season which will be fun for the whole family.