Flybe ‒ Europe’s largest regional airline – has become the first domestic carrier to begin operating at London Heathrow (LHR) since 2013, adding new flights from Edinburgh (EDI) and Aberdeen

The two sectors replace those abandoned by Virgin Atlantic Airways’ Little Red domestic operation which ceased in September 2015. Flybe CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener, said: “We are so pleased to confirm further our commitment to Scotland by offering even more flights to London with our two new routes from Edinburgh and Aberdeen to Heathrow’s Terminal 2, giving passengers greater choice and also linking them with our range of codeshare partners through our ‘One Stop to the World’ approach. Passengers can, for example, fly onwards with Virgin Atlantic to Los Angeles or New York, or fly east with Singapore Airlines – all on one ticket from Edinburgh or Aberdeen. Early bookings show this is an increasingly important part of the booking profile for these two new routes and we look forward to adding even more codeshare partners shortly.” London Heathrow Operations Director Derek Provan added: “Earlier this year, Heathrow reduced domestic passenger charges by £10 and it’s great to see the benefits of that coming through with Flybe’s new services to Aberdeen and Edinburgh boosting choice for our passengers. We’re delighted to welcome them to the Heathrow family.” The regional carrier will offer a 25 times weekly service to the Scottish capital from 26 March and 18 times weekly to Scotland’s energy capital from 27 March. Both routes, flown by Flybe’s Q400 fleet, will face direct competition from British Airways, which operates to Edinburgh 75 times per week, and to Aberdeen on a 45 times weekly basis.

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