Collapsed airline Flybe to return to the skies in early 2022 - The Worcester Observer

Collapsed airline Flybe to return to the skies in early 2022

Worcester Editorial 17th Nov, 2021 Updated: 17th Nov, 2021   0

COLLAPSED airline Flybe has announced it will return to the skies early next year from a brand-new base at Birmingham Airport.

While it announced it would serve ‘key routes’ in the UK and across the European Union, exact details have not been confirmed by the airline’s new owners Thyme Opco who brought the business in April.

Flybe was pushed into administration in March 2020 with the loss of 2,400 jobs when pandemic destroyed large parts of the travel market.

Birmingham Airport’s Diamond House will be the location of the company’s new HQ and Operations Centre, in a move that is expected to create approximately 200 new jobs in the Birmingham and West Midlands region over the next three years, with an estimated additional 400 direct jobs to be created nationwide during that same time frame.




Flybe CEO Dave Pflieger said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with Birmingham Airport (BHX), the City of Birmingham, and the Mayor of West Midlands to make BHX the location of our new headquarters and first crew base.

“It was an ideal choice for us due to its great people and highly skilled workforce, its central UK location, and the fact that Birmingham Airport is a global travel hub where local and connecting customers have access to over 150 worldwide destinations.


“Today’s announcement marks the culmination of over 12 months of dedicated hard work by all involved, and it would not have been possible without the support of the CAA and the UK Government.”

Andy Street, Mayor of West Midlands, said: “It really is such brilliant news that Flybe is coming back as a commercial airline, and even better that it has chosen Birmingham to house its new headquarters.

“Not only does this mean better domestic and international connectivity for our region as well as local jobs and opportunities being created here, but it’s yet another show of faith in the West Midlands with businesses choosing to commit to our region as we recover from the pandemic.

 

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