Flybe Officially Inaugurated with Debut Flight from Birmingham

After its debut flight from Birmingham airport to Belfast Today (13th April), the new Flybe Ltd was officially inaugurated.
The airline will operate four daily flights between the two airports, with more routes to follow in the coming weeks.

Birmingham airport was confirmed as the airline’s headquarters and first crew base in November 2021, with ambitions to create up to 200 jobs in the region over the next three years.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the launch, which was attended by Flybe CEO Dave Pflieger and Birmingham Airport CEO Nick Barton.

According to Pflieger: “Today is a big day for everyone at Flybe. After a year of incredibly hard work, we are thrilled to have our fast, quiet and fuel/CO2 efficient Dash 8-400 (Q400) aircraft back in the sky connecting customers to two of the UK’s premier regional cities.

“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.”