Prime minister David Cameron has praised Flybe after it announced it will operate daily services from London City to Aberdeen, weeks after British Airways cancelled the same route.
The twice-daily service will start on October 27 operated by a 78-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft.
Earlier this month, British Airways revealed it will cancel its 16-times weekly London City to Aberdeen route from October 26.
Cameron said: "Aberdeen to London City is a vital route that helps support the north-south economy.”
He added: “Keeping our cities connected is part of our long-term economic plan to encourage investment and promote growth so we can generate jobs, pay our way in the world, and create stability.”
The first service will operate on Mondays to Saturdays and will depart Aberdeen at 0630, arriving at LCY at 0830. The return flight takes off from London City at 0900 and lands in Aberdeen at 1050.
The second service will operate on Mondays to Fridays and Sundays and departs Aberdeen at 1600, landing in London at 1800. The return flight leaves LCY at 1830 and arrives back in Aberdeen at 2020.
Saad Hammad, Flybe's chief executive, said: "We are delighted to step-in to continue offering a twice-daily service between these two economic powerhouses.
"Our announcement is a clear indication of our appetite to maintain momentum with our plans for growth and we look forward to welcoming many new passengers on board in October."
Yesterday (July 23), the airline announced two new winter routes from Birmingham to Berlin Tegel and a daily flight between East Midlands and Aberdeen.
Flybe is partway through a turnaround plan in an attempt to grow profits.
Group revenue at the airline fell to £145 million on the back of a cut in seat capacity in its UK operation by 17.2% to 2.5 million. This helped it grow passenger revenue per seat rise 9.5% to £52.79. Load factor increase to 75.8%, up 9.3 percentage points.