If you thought that the relaunch of Flybe had fallen through when it was forced to hand back its Heathrow slots, you were wrong. According to the ad below, posted on LinkedIn, the airline is .....

If you thought that the relaunch of Flybe had fallen through when it was forced to hand back its Heathrow .....

30 Jun 202130 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

The ‘new’ Flybe looks like it will be heading to London Heathrow Airport, as the rescued airline picks up 86 weekly slots from British Airways. These will be used for: 25 flights per week .....

The ‘new’ Flybe looks like it will be heading to London Heathrow Airport, as the rescued airline .....

28 Apr 202128 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

13 months after its collapse a new management team is declaring that Flybe will restart flights this summer. Or will it ….? The road to this point has been a rocky one. It involves the .....

13 months after its collapse a new management team is declaring that Flybe will restart flights this summer. .....

17 Apr 202117 April 2021 by Rhys Jones • 47 comments

On Saturday, we reported on rumours that the administrators of collapsed UK regional airline Flybe were on the verge of selling the assets. The deal was confirmed this morning. Cyrus Capital, a 40% .....

On Saturday, we reported on rumours that the administrators of collapsed UK regional airline Flybe were on the .....

19 Oct 202019 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I know it seems crazy, given the current level of travel, but Sky News believes that Flybe may be rising from the ashes. According to a report, the core financial investor when it collapsed – .....

I know it seems crazy, given the current level of travel, but Sky News believes that Flybe may be rising from .....

18 Oct 202018 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Why did Flybe go into receivership?  Accountancy firm EY was appointed as administrator to regional airline Flybe when it collapsed on 5th March.  Flybe, as regular readers will know, had been .....

Why did Flybe go into receivership?  Accountancy firm EY was appointed as administrator to regional airline .....

11 May 202011 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

If you thought the Flybe story was over, think again. The Telegraph reported on Sunday that EY, the administrator of Flybe, had opened talks with the Government over the nationalisation of the .....

If you thought the Flybe story was over, think again. The Telegraph reported on Sunday that EY, the .....

30 Mar 202030 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

British Airways is the big winner from the collapse of Flybe as it has been given the 12 daily Summer slot pairs at Heathrow used by the airline. Given that Air New Zealand received £20m for its .....

British Airways is the big winner from the collapse of Flybe as it has been given the 12 daily Summer .....

11 Mar 202011 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

We wrote last week about how Loganair, Eastern and Blue Islands were stepping in to pick up various ex-Flybe routes. Aurigny, the small Channel Islands airline, has now announced that it will restart .....

We wrote last week about how Loganair, Eastern and Blue Islands were stepping in to pick up various ex-Flybe .....

10 Mar 202010 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I don’t usually drop in external commentary, but I was sent this article from travel data and analytics group Cirium and I thought it was worth running.  There are a lot of ‘facts’ .....

I don’t usually drop in external commentary, but I was sent this article from travel data and analytics .....

5 Mar 20205 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

There are three pieces of good news today for ex-Flybe customers. Loganair to start flights on 16 ex-Flybe routes Scottish airline Loganair has announced that it will pick up 16 Flybe routes.  The .....

There are three pieces of good news today for ex-Flybe customers. Loganair to start flights on 16 ex-Flybe .....

5 Mar 20205 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Flybe has finally collapsed tonight, after the Government refused additional requests for emergency funding. The website went down around 10.45pm: And here is the official notice issued at Glasgow .....

Flybe has finally collapsed tonight, after the Government refused additional requests for emergency funding. .....

4 Mar 20204 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 195 comments

There are three pieces of Virgin Atlantic news today: Virgin Atlantic adds a third weekly Havana service Havana appears to be playing an increasingly important part in the Virgin Atlantic route .....

There are three pieces of Virgin Atlantic news today: Virgin Atlantic adds a third weekly Havana service .....

20 Feb 202020 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 47 comments

News in brief: Exclusive pictures of the new Virgin Atlantic A350 tray table …. There is a lot to like about the new Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Suite which launched on the A350 last year.  .....

News in brief: Exclusive pictures of the new Virgin Atlantic A350 tray table …. There is a lot to like .....

12 Feb 202012 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments