The reborn UK regional airline Flybe has finally relaunched its first flights for more than two years by operating a domestic route across the Irish Sea.
Flybe Ltd operated its first flights on Wednesday (13 April) from its new headquarters of Birmingham airport to Belfast City.
The revived brand will offer four daily flights between the two airports, which will be the airline’s first two bases, before launching a total of 23 domestic and international routes this summer.
Flybe, then based in Exeter, collapsed in early March 2020 after years of financial struggles. The latest incarnation of the airline was created in November 2021.
Flybe CEO Dave Pflieger said it was “a big day for everyone at Flybe”, as its first Dash 8-400 aircraft took off from Birmingham.
“Over the coming weeks and months our flight schedule will further ramp up as we take delivery of additional aircraft and serve other new destinations from Birmingham including Amsterdam, Avignon, Brest, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen,” added Pflieger.