Birmingham Airport begins new gateway service to Eastern Europe

Birmingham Airport has received a boost to its European services after signing an agreement with a new carrier.

From June 6, scheduled airline Fly One will be operating a new route from the airport to the capital of Moldova, Chișinău.

The service will operate three times a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – from Birmingham, using an Airbus A319 with 144 seats.

Chișinău is a hub for the airline, which connects to Moscow, St Petersburg and Voronezh (Russia), Rome, Milan, Parma, Verona and Venice, Lisbon, Barcelona, Valencia, Dublin and Paris.

William Pearson, Birmingham Airport’s Aviation Director, said: “We are pleased that Fly One will be launching services in June and delivering a new destination from Birmingham to Moldova.

“We hope that the service will be also welcomed by the friends and relatives market wanting to gain direct access to this part of Eastern Europe as well as those looking for an alternative city break destination.”

Nicu Berla, General Manager at Fly One, said the airline was looking to use the route to boost leisure and business travel to Moldova.

“The Republic of Moldova is a wonderful destination offering many leisure and business opportunities to be explored by those who wish to broaden and grow their experiences,” he said.

Fly One was created in September 2015 from private funding and operates a fleet of Airbus aircraft from its base in Chișinău.

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