bmibaby confident ahead of battle with Flybe at Cardiff Airport
03.12.07
Budget airline bmibaby has insisted that it was ready for a flights war with rival Flybe at Cardiff Airport - and is confident passengers in South Wales would stick with it. Commercial director David Hodge said: 'We're 30 percent cheaper than Flybe, operate jet planes and provide good quality and reliable service. Why would people want to pay high fares?'
Mr Hodge was reacting to an announcement by Flybe that it will start flights to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle from March 30. It will offer greater frequency but use smaller capacity aircraft than bmibaby. Flybe also has plans to expand in 2009 to provide services to Brussels and French provincial cities.
Mr Hodge said: 'I had a little chuckle when I read about Flybe's plans to come in with these services. Our fares start at £18.99, compared to £24.99. We've been a big success story for South Wales.'
'We offer 13 destinations and 2.5 million passengers have used our low-cost services since we came into Cardiff in 2002. We will have a little bit of a battle but we don't see them as competition. I'm confident our South Wales customers will stick with us.'
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