Flybe plans Aberdeen expansion
09.09.08
Regional budget airline Flybe has said it is determined to further expand its services from Aberdeen Airport - with routes including Paris and Dusseldorf. It took over the service between Aberdeen and Gatwick earlier this year - and said it is going from strength to strength.
Flybe's chief commercial officer, Mike Rutter, said the terminal features heavily in future plans. The 'major expansion' at Aberdeen Airport that could lead to 100 new jobs and several new routes, he added.
Mr Rutter said the airline planned to invest £160 million in the region following lengthy talks with Aberdeen Airport operator BAA. Plans to add four or five planes to the single aircraft that is currently based at the terminal are expected to create a substantial number of jobs. The move could see one million passengers a year travelling to and from Aberdeen on Flybe flights, he said.
The airline now flies from Aberdeen to Belfast City, Birmingham, Exeter, Jersey, Leeds Bradford, London Gatwick, Newcastle and Southampton airports. Mr Rutter said Flybe was also planning expansion of its operations from Inverness.
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