Flybe puts 1.8 million winter seats on sale

An initial 1.8 million seats are available from across the UK to 35 domestic destinations, France, Holland and Germany.

The winter schedule announcement follows the airline’s five-year agreement with London City Airport to start five routes from October 27 to Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Exeter and Inverness.

Winter flights lead in at £24.99 one-way from Birmingham to Newquay.

Further announcements on the winter schedule will be released in the coming weeks, the airline said.

The airline’s chief commercial officer Paul Simmons said: “We expect our winter schedule to be extremely popular with those looking for affordable priced and convenient flights especially during key travel period such a school holidays and the festive period.

“Dublin, Edinburgh and Paris are expected to be top sellers with winter travellers – especially business travellers, plus Cologne, Florence and Toulouse will be popular with customers seeking a cultural city break.”