Manston Salutes Flybe on Scooping Top Travel Award
MANSTON Airport has congratulated flybe on being named Best Short-Haul Airline for the second consecutive year at the 2011 Business Travel Awards.
Flybe, Europe’s leading regional airline and the UK’s number one domestic, beat off opposition from British Airways, Lufthansa and Finnair to win the accolade in London this week and also feature in the Top 5 for Best Airline Worldwide.
The awards are judged by top industry professionals and are regarded as the highest recognition given by the UK travel industry.
From Manston, Flybe operates a daily flight to Edinburgh and a six times a week service to Manchester.
Manston Chief Executive Charles Buchanan said: “We congratulate flybe and all their staff on winning this prestigious award for the second year running. Working with the leading short haul airline to operate our daily scheduled passenger services means that our passengers will enjoy the customer-focused quality that has been recognised with this award.
”Manston prides itself on the quality of service it provides passengers, with easy access and a hassle-free travel experience. We are delighted to be working with an award-winning airline with similar values.
”The airport continues to develop with services to Madeira this summer. We will continue to work with airline partners to identify and operate more attractive routes out of Manston.”