flybe’s comments re Scotland (latest version )
One million passengers for Scotland
FlyBE. Managing Director, Jim French, is set to announce flyBE.’s intention to become a major force in Scottish aviation. An ambitious programme of new routes announced in Edinburgh today (19 February 2004), will see flyBE. carry over one million passengers to and from Scotland in the coming year.
The announcement of a raft of new routes will double the company’s capacity from Scotland and confirms flyBE.’s commitment to building its profile as one of Scotland’s biggest business and leisure carriers.
From today, flyBE. will offer 1.4 million seats a year (30,000 seats a week) from Scottish airports, Glasgow and Edinburgh, compared with 600,000 seats offered in 2003. The seats will be offered across eight routes, five more than the three currently offered.
From 1 March, flyBE. will offer a new route from Edinburgh to Belfast for as little as £15, with tickets going on sale on http://www.flyBE.com from Monday 23 Feb for an introductory £9.99 return offer for one week only. A route from Glasgow to Belfast will be added from 28 March.
From 28 March routes from Exeter to Edinburgh and from Exeter to Glasgow will be added to flyBE.’s existing schedule and from September a route from Southampton to Glasgow will supplement an existing Southampton to Edinburgh route.
The new routes will see the number of flights offered by flyBE. increase by over 100% to 364 flights per week, enabling the company to mount a serious challenge to become the third biggest low cost carrier in Scotland.
The new routes announcement today follows flyBE.’s most successful year to date in Scotland, with passenger figures up by 50% over the last twelve months.
Jim French, Managing Director, flyBE., commented: ‘We have big plans in Scotland. Contrary to BA’s constantly cutting routes and retrenching back to Heathrow, flyBE. are expanding in the regions bringing flights to your door step.
‘Today is a significant step but it’s only the first step. With Scotland now firmly integrated into flyBE.’s growing network we’re going to be looking at adding more routes and more capacity over time and increased competition in the Scottish marketplace can only be good news for Scottish travellers.’
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