Flybe has announced two new daily winter routes from Birmingham airport to Hamburg and Oslo .
The regional airline is also extending six summer routes to all-year round services. It will operate up to 28 weekly flights to Cologne, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Florence, Oporto and Reykjavik.
The flights to Hamburg and Oslo will start from October 26 to March 27, as Flybe aims to carry an extra 100,000 more passengers a year from Birmingham airport.
Flybe’s UK routes director Fred Kochak said: “We said we would be investing in a major way at Birmingham and it is now our largest ever base.
“Today’s announcement gives additional weight to that commitment and I’m delighted that, as a result of the Flybe route assessment model, we have been able to add even more destinations as well as choice for our Midlands’ business and leisure passengers.”
William Pearson, Birmingham airport’s aviation development director, said: “Oslo is a new destination for us and we’re very pleased that Flybe is recognising the need to serve these markets and satisfy demand to give business and leisure travellers the destinations that they want from Birmingham airport.”
In April Flybe announced it would start operating flights from London after securing a five-year deal with London City airport.
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