Flybe Announce New Routes to Bastia & Biarritz as Part of Summer 15 Schedule
Flybe has announced its full 2015 Summer schedule from Birmingham featuring 25 routes with a total choice of up to 336 flights a week across its extensive UK and Europe network and that includes two brand new routes to Biarritz and Bastia (Corsica).
Tickets are on sale for booking at www.flybe.com from £24.99 one way including taxes and charges and currently available for travel between March 29th and 3rd September 2015.
This will be the first summer of Flybe flights to Berlin-Tegel; there is increased frequency on its popular Amsterdam route with a choice of up to four flights a day; Flybe’s ski route to Chambery will extend through to April 2015 to accommodate Easter holiday travel; and flights to regional France are boosted with the return for peak summer travel of weekend services to Avignon, Brest and La Rochelle.
In providing a ‘One Stop to the World’, Flybe’s codeshare partners offer customers Birmingham customers opportunities to enjoy seamless long haul travel through Amsterdam, Duesseldorf and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports when flights are booked through a travel agent.
Paul Simmons, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer comments: “We are pleased to add two more new routes from our Birmingham base and to increase our popular weekday Amsterdam flights up to four flights a day. Over the last twelve months we have continued to grow and develop the airline to provide the most cost-effective, efficient and flexible service for our passengers. Our 2015 Summer schedule boosts further the large selection of flights to great city and sun destinations from Birmingham.”
Bastia is located on the northern tip of the French island of Corsica and the city between the sea and the mountains, and is a thriving ferry and cruise port. The French city of Biarritz, located on the Atlantic coast close to the Spanish border on the Bay of Biscay, is a luxurious seaside town that is also host to one of the world’s premier longboard events and as such is hugely popular as a vibrant surfing destination.
William Pearson, Aviation Development Director at Birmingham Airport, added: “Next summer is promising to be an exciting time at Birmingham Airport, following Flybe’s decision to introduce two brand new routes to Biarritz and Bastia.
“Flybe’s summer 15 schedule, packed with 25 routes in total, will provide Birmingham passengers with even greater choice and flexibility. Whether it’s business or leisure travel, city breaks or sun destinations, Flybe’s extensive and varied summer schedule at Birmingham is certainly great news for passengers in the region.”