Flybe - SERVING THE HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS + THE NORTH EAST

Companies operating in the energy sector, particularly oil and gas, in addition to manufacturing, marine and financial organisations based in the Highlands & Islands and the North East of Scotland are increasingly taking advantage of Flybe’s routes out of Aberdeen and Inverness to hubs such as Manchester and Birmingham to avoid congestion at London airports.

Flybe’s flights out of Aberdeen to Belfast City and Birmingham airports have recorded a year on year increase in passenger numbers of 62% and 20% respectively this summer.

More passengers are also flying on the airline’s six routes out of Inverness with flights to Amsterdam (27%) and Birmingham (9%) recording the highest increases. Europe’s largest regional airline has also noted a rise in the number of passengers on flights from Aberdeen (76%) and Inverness (16%) using Manchester as a hub; with many of those passengers taking advantage of the hundreds of connections available through Flybe’s interline partners to access global destinations.

Unlike many other airlines, Flybe’s independence means that it is able to link with airlines like Air France, British Airways, Emirates, Etihad, KLM, Qatar Airways, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin Atlantic to offer connecting flights to destinations all over the world from Scotland, including the likes of Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Doha, Dusseldorf, Dubai, New York, Paris, Philadelphia and Orlando. And beyond.

Customers on a through ticket issued by a travel agent enjoy a seamless journey with their bags and, with some airlines, the passenger themselves being checked right through to their final destination.

As the oil and gas exploration and production moves further north off the coast of Shetland, more people will be taking advantage of Flybe’s 140 flights a week to and from Sumburgh, one of the eleven airports served exclusively by Flybe’s franchise partner Loganair.   Flights from the Shetland airport to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow have connecting services to key regional destinations throughout the UK.

Likewise, with the Orkney’s increased investment in renewables, Loganair’s regular services from Kirkwall are of key strategic importance.

Flybe operates more UK domestic flights than any other airline, helping to support regional economies, in particular the corporate, oil and gas and marine communities in the Highlands & Islands and North East of Scotland.  The airline currently offers up to 1 return flights a week from Aberdeen and 51 from Inverness and looks forward to continuing to serve the region.

MTB 20/07/13