Flybe adds extra Manchester services

REGIONAL airline Flybe is adding a further six flights a week to Manchester from Exeter.

The carrier, which uses Manchester as its hub, said its fourth daily weekday service and a third Sunday flight would begin operations on October 26.

Paul Simmons, Flybe’s chief commercial officer said: “We have scheduled these extra flights to ensure there will be a convenient choice throughout the day, not just for those visiting Manchester but also for those making the many onward connections with Flybe available through our Manchester hub to the rest of the UK.

“This is not to mention the hundreds of onward global connections also available out of Manchester that includes those with our codeshare partners, all of which are now easily accessible from Exeter without the need to battle overcrowded South East airports.”

The boss of Exeter Airport, Matt Roach, said there was clear demand from passengers in the South West for the new service and willingness to use Manchester’s international connectivity.

He said: “Four flights a day will mean that connecting times with major international carriers will be minimised and people from the South West could be departing to Sydney, New York, Toyko or Cape Town in a shorter time than if they had travelled to a London airport.”