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The latest news from the world of Flybe including first-ever intra-European routes from
Hannover, a new codeshare agreement with airberlin – and new routes from Manchester
Flybe has started operating its first ever intra-European flights with
two new routes taking to the skies from Hannover featuring daily
flights to both Lyon and Milan.
A VIP event was hosted by Hannover Airport to mark the
inaugural flights, which was attended by high-profile guests including
Thomas Hermann, the Mayor of Hannover; Flybe’s Chief Revenue
Officer, Vincent Hodder; Hannover Airport’s VP Aviation, Martin
Altemöller and Roger Niermann, Director of Aviation Sales.
Mr Hodder said: “This is a proud milestone for Flybe. Flybe’s
debut into this new marketplace marks the beginning of our
ambition to provide mainland Europeans with the same high level
of regional connectivity and choice of high-frequency, time-saving
travel as we currently provide throughout the UK.”
Hannover Airport CEO Raoul Hille added: “The decision of
Flybe to expand its offerings at Hannover Airport is a great signal
to the market. Flybe has already been a reliable and successfully-
growing partner at Hannover Airport.”
Flybe has been operating routes between the UK and Hannover
for nearly 10 years and currently operates multi-frequency routes
to Manchester and Birmingham with a choice of up to 13 flights a
week for each destination.
Airline launches two brand new routes to Lyon and Milan
INTRA-EUROPEAN DEBUT FOR FLYBE FROM HANNOVER
A new codeshare agreement with airberlin
means that the airline is now assigning its
marketing code on Flybe routes operating
between Germany and Birmingham, Cardiff,
Doncaster, Manchester and Southampton
airports, as well as to Flybe’s new intra-
European routes from Hannover to Lyon
and Milan that started on 1st August.
This is Flybe’s tenth codeshare agreement
and is the latest example of its commitment
to provide convenient connections for
business and leisure travellers from regional
markets, offering them the opportunity to
travel to the broadest possible range of
destinations from their local airport.
Saad Hammad, Flybe’s CEO,
commented: “Our new codeshare
agreement with airberlin expands the reach
of both airlines. It strengthens Flybe’s
‘One Stop to the World’ proposition for
our regional customers in the UK who will
benefit from connections to airberlin’s long-
haul routes at Düsseldorf and Berlin-Tegel.
“The agreement also enables Flybe to
expand its sales and distribution to European
regional customers. airberlin benefits from
enhancing its route offering to the UK for its
customers in Germany and from the carriage
of UK customers on its long-haul routes. This
is an exciting win-win agreement.”
Neil Mills, Chief Strategy and Planning
Officer airberlin, added: “Our new
codeshare agreement with Flybe gives
our passengers even more choice and
Added choice offered through new link with airberlin
FLYBE ANNOUNCES TENTH
CODESHARE AGREEMENT
expands our flight offer to the UK. Thanks
to our partner Flybe, business and leisure
travellers will benefit from a seamless travel
experience and connections to our long-
haul routes at Düsseldorf and Berlin-Tegel.”
Flybe’s codeshare partners are: Aer
Lingus, Air France, Air India, airberlin,
British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates,
Etihad, Finnair and Virgin Atlantic.
Flybe CRO Vincent Hodder (centre) pictured with the Mayor of Hannover,Thomas
Hermann (right), Hannover Airport’s VP Aviation Martin Altemöller (left) and Flybe crew
Did You Know…?
Flybe’s Bombardier Q400 aircraft is one of
the world’s most technologically-advanced,
environmentally- and community-friendly aircraft.