BRITISHRegional Airlines has replaced turboprop aircraft on key routes from Cardiff International Airport with faster and bigger jets.
The 49-seater Embraer 145 replaces the 29-seater Jetstream 41 aircraft on services to Paris, Belfast and Aberdeen.
Both daily Cardiff-Belfast-Aberdeen services have been upgraded, while two of the three daily Paris flights will use the Embraer.
The switch to a jet means the British Airways franchise carrier can offer Club Europe business class to Paris for the first time.