The regional airline Loganair, owned by the same people who owned FlyBMI has reacted to the collapse of Flybe by announcing ambitions plans to take on up to 16 routes the Exeter based airline used to operate.
If the 'Scottish' airline is successful in taking on those routes it would mean an additional 400 flights each week for the company and would be a dramatic increase in operational needs, which many in the industry believe Loganair would be hard placed to provide.
The 16 new routes are from existing Loganair base airports at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Newcastle and will be launched progressively over the next three months. The airline says the majority of these key air routes will commence as early as next week.
Loganair Chief Executive, Jonathan Hinkles, Said: “The collapse of a long-standing airline like Flybe marks a desperately sad day, especially for the airline’s dedicated team of employees and for customers facing disruption to their journeys. By stepping in so quickly with a comprehensive plan, Loganair is aiming to maintain essential air connectivity within the UK regions to keep customers flying...I am confident that the plans being announced today are robust and sustainable, enabling former Flybe customers to benefit from Loganair’s high standards of customer service and on-time performance on a range of new routes"
Routes continued from regional airports...
From Aberdeen
To Belfast City - Travel from 16 March
To Birmingham - Travel from 16 March
To Jersey - Travel from 09 May
To Manchester - Travel from 16 March
From Belfast City
To Aberdeen - travel from 16 March
To Inverness - travel from 23 March
From Birmingham
To Aberdeen - travel from 16 March
To Inverness - travel from 16 March
From Cardiff
To Edinburgh - travel from 23 March
From Edinburgh
To Exeter - travel from 23 March
To Manchester - travel from 23 March
To Newquay - travel from 20 June
To Southampton - travel from 15 June
To Cardiff - travel from 23 March
From Exeter
To Edinburgh - travel from 23 March
To Glasgow - travel from 30 March
To Newcastle - travel from 06 July
From Glasgow
To Exeter - travel from 30 March
To Southampton - travel from 30 March
From Inverness
To Belfast City - travel from 23 March
To Birmingham - travel from 16 March
To Jersey - travel from 30 May
From Jersey
To Aberdeen - travel from 09 May
To Inverness - travel from 30 May
From Newcastle
To Exeter - travel from 6 July
To Southampton - travel from 23 March
From Manchester
To Aberdeen- travel from 16 March
To Edinburgh - travel from 23 March
From Southampton
To Glasgow - travel from 30 March
To Edinburgh - travel from 15 June
To Newcastle - travel from 23 March
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