Flybe has marked the launch of their 2009 summer schedule with a sale on selected routes by up to 50 per cent. Fares are available from £ 21.99 (ca. € 24) one-way including taxes and charges. The British airline will operate flights to 187 destinations with 432 weekly flights over the coming summer period.

Ryanair has announced that they will launch six new routes from three different locations. From the UK, new flights will see airtime from East Midlands to Palma and Reus. Both flights to the Spanish destinations will be beginning in July. From Alghero in Italy, there will also be a route to Reus, as well as to Bari from June. Lastly, the Irish airline will launch routes to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi in April and Rome Ciampino in June from Ibiza.

Finnair has announced that they will increase the frequency on their flight between Helsingfors and Tokyo to daily in the summer months. From June 13 to September 30 the Finish national airline will service the route with the new Airbus A340-300, able to room 270 passengers.

Aer Lingus has put flights from the UK to Ireland on sale from just £ 19.99 (ca. € 22). The sale is on one-way fares including taxes and charges, flying from Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London Gatwick & Heathrow, Manchester and Newcastle to Dublin, Cork and Shannon. Travel until May 31, except for flights out of Newcastle which only run until April 30. Book by April 6.