Budget airline Flybe has launched its new service from Birmingham Airport to Belfast today.
The new Flybe's inaugural flight left this morning from Birmingham Airport for Belfast City Airport, marking the beginning of up to four daily flights between the two cities.
Additional routes are due to start in the coming weeks and months.
In November, it was announced that Birmingham Airport would be home to the new airline's headquarters and its first crew base with plans to create up to 200 new jobs in the region over the next three years.
The carrier was re-born out of the previous airline which went bust in 2020 at the start of the covid-19 pandemic.
The brand, intellectual property, stock and equipment was acquired later in 2020 by global private equity house Cyrus Capital which was a shareholder in the old company.
Flybe chief executive Dave Pflieger said: "Today is a big day for everyone at Flybe.
"After a year of incredibly hard work, we are thrilled to have our fast, quiet and fuel efficient Dash 8-400 aircraft back in the sky connecting customers to two of the UK's premier regional cities.
"Over the coming weeks and months our flight schedule will further ramp up as we take delivery of additional aircraft and serve other new destinations from Birmingham."
Birmingham Airport chief executive Nick Barton added: "I am thrilled to see Flybe back again.
"With Covid travel restrictions lifted and many thousands of Britons taking to the skies once more, I am confident we'll see strong demand for Flybe's core UK, Dutch and French routes."
Other services due to launch out of Birmingham include Amsterdam, Avignon Provence, and Edinburgh.
