Flybe reports demand up for domestic UK routes

0 CEO Christine Ourmieres-widener says data indicates customers have opted to stay in the UK Regional airline Flybe said it had seen demand for domestic flights take off over the bank holiday weekend on routes such as Glasgow to Newquay Cornwall Airport.

The carrier said it was operating more than 1,500 flights across at least 150 routes from Friday to today, with services to the south-west of England more popular than over the same period last year.

Chief executive Christine Ourmieres-widener said customers “have chosen to soar above it all… especially when travelling longer distance routes that criss-cross the length and breadth of the UK.

“With 53 per cent of all UK domestic air travel being taken on Flybe flights, this would indicate that customers are choosing to stay within the UK rather than travel farther afield to make the most of the last long summer weekend before the start of the new school year.”

It comes as the airline has been looking to seal more partnerships with international carriers.