Extra Flybe flights for Saints fans

Low-cost airline Flybe is to operate extra flights to fly Southampton fans to Sunderland and Hull for Coca Cola Championship football matches.

On November 11, the Saints will play Sunderland and Flybe will operate a flight from Southampton at 10am, with the return leg departing at 8pm. Prices begin at £49.99 each way, including taxes and charges.

On December 2, the team will play Hull and an extra flight for fans has been scheduled for 10am, again returning at 8pm. Prices for this flight also begin at £49.99 and the flying time for both is around 80 minutes each way.

Flybe notes that travelling to either Sunderland or Hull from Southampton by train or car is a long-winded process.

"At Flybe we are football fans as well and we know avoiding a tortuous road journey by enjoying a short one hour flight will make a massive difference to the enjoyment of the day out," said the airline's marketing director, Simon Lilley.

Flybe is also flying the Southampton football team to Sunderland and Hull for the Championship fixtures.

The no-frills airline flies from Southampton to destinations across the UK and Europe, including Manchester, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Nice.

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