Birmingham Airport has suffered a major blow after airline cutbacks meant five routes will be wiped from its schedule.
Passengers will no longer be able to fly directly to Norwegian capital Oslo, Porto, Toulouse, Ireland West in County Mayo and Waterford in the Republic of Ireland after Flybe pulled the plug on the services.
The airline is also scrapping its routes to Hamburg and Perpignan from the airport, although flights to those cities are available with other operators.
The move represents a blow to the airport shortly after it unveiled a major rise in passengers in 2014, to more than 9.7 million.
However, Flybe pledged there would be no job losses as a result and it has introduced new routes to Biarritz and Corsica as part of the changes.
A spokesperson for the airport said it was in discussions with other airlines in a bid to continue services to the five destinations.
She said: "Flybe's decision to suspend some routes from Birmingham follows a routine review of its network which has also led to two new routes being launched to Biarritz and Corsica.
"Flybe will continue to operate the same number of aircraft at Birmingham and serve 24 routes, with more capacity on popular routes including Amsterdam, Berlin, Edinburgh and Stuttgart so that passengers have more choice on these business and leisure routes.
"This decision will have no impact on jobs at Birmingham. We are continually discussing routes with partner airlines and hope to be able to fill Flybe's cancelled routes."
Flybe said the changes were part of ongoing reviews of its network. Routes to both Perpignan and Hamburg continue with Ryanair and Germanwings respectively.
This week, Flybe announced its full-year results were likely to be weaker than anticipated.
It revealed revenues fell 3.8 per cent to £126.8 million during the final three months of last year, adding that it did not expect to make a profit in the current financial year to March 31.
The airline is one year into a three-year turnaround plan that has seen it cut more than 1,000 jobs and unprofitable routes after seeing passenger numbers fall following the financial crisis.
The company has undergone a major restructure, much of which has focused on redundancies which alone cost £9.6 million in the year to 31 March 2014.
Paul Simmons, Flybe's chief commercial officer, said: "Our 2015 summer schedule from Birmingham features 24 routes including two that are brand new to Biarritz and Corsica offering a total choice of up to 345 flights a week.
"This is supported by a fleet of up to 15 aircraft, retaining the airport's position as Flybe's largest base.
"Flybe has a disciplined approach to the routes it operates, which means we continually review our network to ensure that we offer the right choice of destinations and level of frequency required for our customers.
"As part of such a recent review, we have decided to cease our flights to Hamburg, Knock, Porto, Oslo, Perpignan, Toulouse and Waterford."
He added: "Passengers who have booked to fly on these routes will be contacted and offered an alternative flight or a full refund.
"Flybe sincerely apologise for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this commercial decision. Compared with the previous financial year, Flybe is set to fly 24 per cent more passengers out of Birmingham during the 2014-15 year period and can confirm that this decision will have no impact on jobs."
