The carrier plans to begin flights “in early 2022”, but has yet to confirm which routes. Flybe has also secured most of the slots its predecessor held at London City airport, where it previously served Amsterdam, Exeter, Belfast City and Luxembourg.
The Birmingham base is due to create 200 direct new jobs over the next three years, “with an estimated additional 400 direct jobs to be created nationwide during that same time frame”.
The fledgling airline however faces the challenge that since the original Flybe brand collapsed in March 2020, other airlines have taken over its profitable services.
