UNITED KINGDOM: Flybe Competes With EasyJet Between Liverpool And Amsterdam

Mark Povall, Air Service Development Director Liverpool Airport presents Lotte Harbers, Aviation Marketing Director Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with a Superlambanana (a bright yellow sculpture located in Liverpool – weighing almost eight tonnes and standing over five metres tall, it is intended to be a cross between a banana and a lamb) as a gift from Liverpool. Andrea Hayes, Flybe UK GM (North and ROI) poses with airport CEO Andrew Cornish and a fine route launch cake.

Flybe has commenced its new Q400-operated service to Amsterdam (AMS) from Liverpool (LPL) on 7 September. The airline now operates up to three flights per day on the city pair, with a total of 19 weekly rotations. It recently committed to further expansion from Liverpool by announcing a new daily service to Edinburgh which starts at the end of October.

It will also be increasing capacity on its existing Isle of Man and Belfast City services with an additional daily departure to both destinations, taking the total number of flights to and from Liverpool by Flybe to approximately 150 per week. Andrew Cornish, CEO Liverpool Airport commented: “In the past, re-establishing a ‘hub link’ from Liverpool has been the most requested service by stakeholders and passengers across the Liverpool City Region.

Both business and leisure passengers are now able to take advantage of the convenience of being able to start their long haul journeys from their home airport, as well as bringing a further boost for the region’s tourism offer and inward investment opportunities.” Flybe’s CCO, Paul Simmons, said: “Flybe is delighted to play a part in making it possible for Liverpool customers to access the world through Amsterdam and, just as importantly, make it easier for the rest of the world to come to Liverpool.

We already have a number of codeshare and interline arrangements with long-haul carriers that, in the future, have the potential to benefit passengers even further.” easyJet offers the same routing 13 times weekly between the two cities.