Belgian carrier VLM has announced it is to begin flights from Manchester Airport to Antwerp and Ostend-Bruges from October 2018.
VLM will operate flights to Antwerp twice daily Monday to Friday, with daily flights over the weekend. Ostend-Bruges will be served once a day.
The Ostend-Bruges service is a first for Manchester Airport and will give passengers direct access to the popular medieval city of Bruges. The previous incarnation of VLM previously offered direct flights to Antwerp in 2009.
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flight days ** |
| Antwerp to Manchester | 07:30 | 08:25 | Mon-Sat |
| Antwerp to Manchester | 17:00 | 17:55 | Mon-Fri |
| Antwerp to Manchester | 12:20 | 13:15 | Sun |
| Manchester to Antwerp | 13:30 | 16:15 | Mon-Sat |
| Manchester to Antwerp | 18:25 | 21:10 | Mon-Fri + Sun |
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flight days ** |
| Manchester to Ostende-Bruges | 08:55 | 11:40 | Mon-Sat |
| Manchester to Ostende-Bruges | 13:45 | 16:30 | Sun |
| Ostende-Bruges to Manchester | 12:10 | 13:00 | Mon-Sat |
| Ostende-Bruges to Manchester | 17:00 | 17:50 | Sun |