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Flybe is preparing for a busy week with hundreds of thousands of travellers choosing to fly with the airline as people throughout the regions take to the skies to holiday and reunite with friends and family over the festive season.

Flybe, the largest operator out of Southampton Airport, has announced an extended sponsorship deal with Southampton FC. The deal will run until June 2010 with further options to extend and underlines the airline’s long term commitment to both the club and the region.

Flybe last week took children from Inverness’ NHS Raigmore Hospital for a one-off flight with Santa and Inverness Caledonian Thistle stars aboard one of its Bombardier Q400 aircraft.

Flybe has underlined its long-standing commitment to the Channel Islands by announcing another new summer route to Jersey, this time from Humberside. It is available for booking today with a lead-in fare from £59.99 one way including taxes and charges, for Saturday travel between May 2nd and September 19th, 2009.

Flybe today announced its plans for substantial growth at London Gatwick airport in the Summer Season of 2009, offering great news for Newquay and the South West with the launch of the region’s only non-stop multi frequency route between Newquay and the UK Capital.

Flybe is offering the first 200 passengers who book on its new non-stop Newquay London Gatwick route announced this morning, a free return voucher to travel on the same route anytime in the summer 2010.

Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, today announces its summer schedule for 2009 which sees the carrier offering travellers access to 181 routes for Summer 09, including the introduction of brand new routes from Jersey as well as increased frequency on key services across the UK. The announcement follows the first batch of summer sun routes and precedes more new routes to be revealed later this week.

Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline carrier, has launched a convenient Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) service that will be of particular benefit to those customers wishing to pay for flights with a payment card not issued in the same currency as that used in the country of planned departure.

Flybe is celebrating having won the prestigious 2008 Brussels Airport Environmental Award by offering double Rewards4all points on its Manchester – Brussels route. The limited time double point offer is available on bookings made between November 17 and December 15th for travel before March 28, 2009.

Flybe has signed a new foreign exchange service deal with Cornwall-based Travel Money Services (TMS) from Hayle, further committing its support to the continued success and growth of the South West economy. The new service will benefit the millions of passengers who fly overseas with Flybe for both business and leisure and who are looking for the best and most convenient forex deal available.

Flybe has announced that – following a recruitment drive earlier in the year – its first ever Aberdeen flight crewed by an all-Aberdeen-based crew takes to the Scottish skies this month on its popular London Gatwick service.

Flybe has signed a deal with UK specialist supplier Kilfrost to use its new environmentally-sensitive de-icing fluids on its aircraft. Initial estimates based on previous years’ usage suggest that in the first year alone, the move will significantly reduce the airline’s carbon footprint.

Flybe is celebrating a double first, having scooped no less than two prestigious awards in one night from as far afield as Glasgow and London: Best Domestic Airline at the 16th Annual Scottish Passenger Agents Association (SPAA) Travel Awards and the Most Environmentally Responsible Budget Airline at the British Travel Awards.

Flybe has teamed up with celebrity chef, James Martin, to tempt Flybe passengers with a tantalising designer range of sandwiches on board all Flybe flights as part of the airline’s ‘Deli in the Sky’ in-flight menu. James, from Ready Steady Cook, Saturday Kitchen and Strictly Come Dancing fame, will be taking part in a number of marketing promotions in the New Year in his role as Flybe’s celebrity chef.

Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, has received the prestigious 2008 Brussels Airport Environmental Award during the annual awards ceremony held last night. The carrier beat the likes of well-known global giants such as BA, Air Canada, American, Lufthansa and Etihad as well as many of its competitors in the regional, low cost market including bmi, EasyJet and Brussels Airlines.

Flybe today begins operating its 2008/9 Winter programme which this year also marks an important landmark in the company’s history with franchise partner Loganair taking to the Scottish skies in Flybe colours.

Flybe is adding another daily flight on its key Newcastle to London Gatwick service offering travellers a choice of four convenient flights a day when travelling to the capital.

Flybe has announced the early release of a selection of sun routes to be featured in its 2009 Summer Schedule. It includes the launch of two brand new sun routes from Southampton to the popular Adriatic resorts of Split and Dubrovnik as well as some 376 flights a week to London Gatwick from seven UK regional airports.

Flybe is hoping to find at least one person called Ben Becula and/or Kirk Wall in a countrywide search for destination namesakes to help it celebrate the launch of the first official flight of new franchise partner, Loganair. And, if you aren’t called Ben or Kirk, then the airline also wants to hear from any person whose name might mirror any other of those destinations flown from Glasgow.

Flybe is ‘a little ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy commercial airline industry’, according to an upbeat editorial in the latest edition of the influential aviation magazine, Flight International (7-13 October, 2008).

Flybe has adopted Cancer Research UK, the world's leading charity dedicated to cancer research, as its new national charity partner. Flybe is currently Cancer Research UK's only airline charity partner and, during the official ceremony held at the company’s Exeter headquarters, the carrier unveiled a dedicated plane to honour the new relationship and raise awareness of Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work.

Flybe is honoured to have been invited to share centre stage today at the annual British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Skills Summit with Ed Balls, the Minister for Education at The Royal Opera House in London.

Flybe has demonstrated its commitment to contributing to successful South West businesses by supporting Cornish-based Castang Wine Shippers in a recent promotion for their local merchandisers.

Flybe is to mark the passing of an era on Sunday October 26 by offering enthusiasts the opportunity to fly on its very last BAe 146 flight when the aircraft makes its final positioning flight from Guernsey to Exeter. Not only will this be Flybe’s last 146 flight but the end of what is currently the only scheduled jet service operating to and from the island.

Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, has been recognised as the biggest mid-market private company in Britain according to the latest Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 league table.