Low cost airline bmibaby has announced a massive expansion plan from East Midlands Airport. The plan will see launch of eight new European routes from the airport including flights to Dubrovnik.

Starting from May 30th 2010, the airline will be operation two flights to Dubrovnik, on Thursday and Sunday. Flights went on sale yesterday (9 September 2009) starting at £39.99 one way including taxes and charges and are available to book at www.bmibaby.com.

Crawford Rix, managing director, bmibaby, said:

“Our rapid expansion programme at East Midlands Airport is fantastic news for the Midlands. It not only further demonstrates our commitment to the airport, but also to the people of the region, as we continue to offer low fares to a range of exciting new European destinations.

“As well as announcing eight new routes today to Sardinia, Barcelona, Corsica, Cork, Croatia, Malta, Newquay and Venice, we have also increased our capacity on key winter and summer routes to meet the extra consumer demand.

“We are confident that the services will prove extremely popular and we will make sure that everyone who wants to fly can, whether it’s for a sunshine holiday, a city break or for an important business trip.

“We continue to be a champion of the consumer market – currently we are offering no credit and debit card fees on all flights, and skis and snow boards fly free of charge on bookings to any of our ski destinations. Plus all passengers travelling with us are allocated a seat, so there is no need to dash for seat, and customers can enjoy the benefits of the UK’s most generous frequent flyer programme - bmi diamond club.”

As a result of the new routes and additional frequencies, the airlines’ capacity will increase by 40 per cent from East Midlands Airport. The news comes just days after easyJet announced its departure from East Midlands Airport.