Flybe Struggling (as ever)

[Pete Martin (CTID)]

The article quotes the airline as employing 2,000 and having flown 8,000 passengers a year. Presumably this is a classic piece of DevonLive misreporting/poor fact checking. Or else it's no wonder Flybe went bust.

Here to inform

 

[Egg]

Blimey that’s a surprise. I’d be amazed if this happens.

I think your scepticism is well-founded. According to this article on the BBC website, Flybe owns no planes, had its operating licence revoked and, essentially, all the new buyer will be purchasing is its name / brand and web address.

Flybe set to fly again after brand is rescued

The deal could see the regional carrier restart operations as soon as next year.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Billy The Fish]

I don't think owning their own planes is much of an issue at present. There's a glut of aircraft and pilots out there looking for work.

 

[eurogrecian]

New owner is a money-juggler who sweats indebted companies for revenue.
I can't see them sponsoring us again anytime soon.

 

[Alistair20000]

This would be some good news .................if it happens

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

The troubled history of resurrected airline brands

Plane Talk: If Flybe Mk 2 is the answer, what is the question?

www.independent.co.uk

 

[DB9]

After less than a year trading again.......

Flybe: Regional carrier ceases trading and cancels all flights

Around 2,500 passengers due to travel with Flybe on Saturday are told not to go to the airport.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Pete Martin (CTID)]

Sad news imo, when you think how that company stood by our club and supported us during our dark days.

 

[DB9]

Sad news imo, when you think how that company stood by our club and supported us during our dark days.

Indeed, They were a dam good sponsor for us back then. I always worry when, As in the BBC report the words "Hedge Fund" are mentioned.

 

[Antony Moxey]

The thing I think of most whenever Flybe are mentioned is how the Chiefs callously shat on all those Flybe workers by immediately cancelling their free match tickets when it was announced they’d gone bust. What a particularly spiteful thing to do, and just enforces why I hope we never have anything to do with that utter bunch of self serving narcissists ever.