AUGUST 29TH, 2011

Flybe announces new route network following Finncomm acquisition

Flybe is now Finland’s newest airline. Following the completion of its joint acquisition with Finnish Commuter Airlines (Finncomm), Flybe is announcing an expanded network with 24 additional routes, nine are new:
Helsinki — Mariehamn, Aland (2xdaily)
Helsinki – Tartu, Estonia (6 per week)
Helsinki – Trondheim, Norway (4 per week)
Helsinki – Umea, Sweden (4 per week)
Tampere – Tallinn, Estonia (3xdaily)
Turku – Tallinn (2xdaily)
Vaasa – Tallinn (6 per week)
Oulu – Tallinn (6 per week)
Tallinn – Stockholm Bromma, Sweden (3xdaily)

Flights start November 14th

Mike Rutter, Managing Director Flybe Europe, said: “Flybe is extremely proud to have this opportunity to serve Finland, Estonia and the Nordic/Baltic states. It is a moment we have been working towards for a long time. Today marks a brand new era of affordable travel choices for both leisure and business passengers to the region.”

Flybe’s new routes will complement feeder traffic to Finnair’s international connections and be included in Finnair’s flight schedules and flown as code-share flights. Finnair Plus customers will continue to accumulate frequent-flyer points on Flybe flights. Passengers will continue to see the same friendly, professional cabin and flight crews welcoming them on board all of the routes that have been flown by Finncomm. Mr Rutter further commented on Flybe’s plans for further expansion into the region that would include the future development of existing routes and those to Latvia, Lithuania and Denmark.


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