Flybe to start Liverpool to Edinburgh route

AIRLINE Flybe is to operate a daily mid-morning service to Edinburgh from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA), commencing in late October.

 

This will be Flybe’s fourth route from Liverpool, complementing the airline’s other services to the Isle of Man, Belfast City and Amsterdam which start in September.

 

Flybe is also adding capacity to the existing Isle of Man and Belfast City services with an additional daily departure to both destinations. This will see four daily departures to the Isle of Man and five daily departures to Belfast City, taking the total number of flights to and from Liverpool by Flybe to approximately 150 a week.

 

Edinburgh will be LJLA’s first service to Scotland in almost 10 years. The route is expected to be popular with both leisure passengers looking for a short break and those travelling on business with both ends of the route benefiting from this new air link.

 

Andrew Cornish, chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport, said, “This time last year Flybe only operated to the Isle of Man from Liverpool, but over the past 12 months we have worked closely with the airline to explore a number of opportunities and we are naturally delighted that their operations from here are going from strength to strength.

 

“Edinburgh is an important new domestic route for Liverpool as we continue to give passengers across the City Region a wider choice of destinations from their local airport.”

Paul Simmons, Flybe’s chief commercial officer, said: “We’re committed to bolstering regional connectivity across the UK and into Europe and our two new Liverpool routes are a clear indication of this commitment.  We are naturally delighted to be extending further the Flybe presence at Liverpool John Lennon Airport and look forward to welcoming on board many new passengers in the upcoming months.”