Flybe strikes new deal with Singapore Airlines

Regional carrier Flybe said yesterday it had recruited its 11th code-share partner, allowing “seamless” connections on flights from Aberdeen to more than 100 long-haul destinations with Singapore Airlines.

From this winter, passengers flying with Flybe from five UK airports – Aberdeen, Manchester, Belfast City, Birmingham and Southampton – and two mainland European gateways can make through bookings for Singapore Airline’s services to south-east Asia, Australasia and the US.

Tickets for their entire trip can be booked through Singapore Airlines’ website or a travel agent.

Easier connections from Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow, the Isle of Man, Exeter and London City Airport are also possible, thanks to an “interline agreement” – slightly different than a code-share arrangement – between the two carriers.

Flybe chief revenue officer Vincent Hodder said: “Our new code-share agreement with Singapore Airlines is another exciting development.

“It further strengthens our ability to connect our regional customers to long-haul destinations … and also serves to boost local economies by encouraging inbound business and leisure travel.”

Sheldon Hee, general manager, UK and Ireland, Singapore Airlines, said the deal with Flybe “greatly increases our reach throughout the UK”.

Mr Hee added: “We are proud to keep finding new ways for UK customers to access our flights from ever closer to home.”

The easier onward connections affect Flybe flights to Manchester from both Aberdeen and Inverness.