Travellers will have a new choice of route from Cardiff Airport to Germany when Flybe brings back its weekly Saturday service to Dusseldorf from April 1.
The one hour 40 minute flight, which costs £45 for a one way ticket, also offers Cardiff travellers seamless travel within Germany and beyond through a codeshare agreement with airberlin, which provides connections for business and leisure travellers alike.
This is via airberlin's Düsseldorf hub to and from Scandinavia, Poland, Italy, France, Austria and Switzerland, as well as to cities around the world such as Abu Dhabi and New York.
Debra Barber, chief executive officer of Cardiff Airport, added: “Düsseldorf is a popular route with our customers so its return to Flybe’s flight schedule is great news.
"Many visitors from Germany come to Wales each year so it’s important to have as many routes into the country as possible; and, as a city, Düsseldorf is a thriving business destination located on the Rhine, with a bustling food scene and world-famous night life.
"It’s also one of our key hubs for passengers connecting onwards to long haul destinations from Wales’ national airport.”
Vincent Hodder, Flybe’s chief revenue officer, said: “We are pleased to be bringing back this popular route from Cardiff to Düsseldorf this summer.
"Our extended codeshare partnerships mean that not only are flights convenient for travellers looking to take advantage of Düsseldorf’s excellent business and leisure connections, but also to seamlessly connect for onward travel within Germany and further afield.”
