Flybe overtakes easyJet to become UK’s biggest domestic airline
04.07.09
Flybe says official figures show it is now the UK’s biggest domestic airline, overtaking easyJet for the first time in a league table of the number of passengers carried by airlines on routes within the UK.
Statistics just released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reveal that in May Flybe carried 26 percent of all UK domestic passengers, ahead of easyJet, which flew 23 percent. Six years ago Flybe’s share of the market was just 9.6 percent.
Flybe’s total of 451,413 passengers for the month - not including its Scottish franchise partner Loganair - was ahead of all its competitors including easyJet, British Airways, BMI and Ryanair. Mike Rutter, Flybe’s chief commercial officer, said: ‘Just six years ago, Flybe was a distant fifth in the UK domestic market. It’s a mark of how far we’ve come that, in less than a decade, we’re now number one - a phenomenal achievement.'
‘We now serve 35 airports in the UK, affirming our commitment to keeping Britain on the move through these challenging economic times. The numbers not only reflect the strength and success of our business model, but also the fact that, in bucking the spiralling downturn of aviation trends, we have continued to add routes. Those out of Gatwick in recent months such as Newquay have all exceeded expectations.’
The CAA’s figures also showed that Flybe carried more domestic passengers to and from Gatwick than any other airline in April and May.
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