On Sunday we were the first English-language source to publish the rumours that Virgin Group was attempting to cancel its agreed share share to Air France-KLM. You can read that article here. Sir Richard Branson has just confirmed the story on his personal blog. To […]
Flybe
Flybe is a regional airline operating primarily in the United Kingdom. In 2014 it closed its own loyalty scheme and began to issue Avios points when you fly with it. My series of articles on this announcement begin here. You can find out more about earning Avios points with Flybe on their website here.
Bits: BA Amsterdam lounge joins Priority Pass, 20% off Radisson redemptions, Flybe launches seven new routes
15 November 2019 By
News in brief: British Airways lounge in Amsterdam joins Priority Pass We wrote back in July that BA had handed over control of the (fairly recently) refurbished British Airways at Amsterdam Schiphol to Prima Vista Group. As per Ground Handling International: British Airways customers travelling from […]
And the new Flybe brand will be ….
15 October 2019 By
Flybe has just announced its new brand, following its takeover by a Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Air consortium. And it is …. Virgin Connect. This was my guess, and indeed much of the industry (the new holding company is called Connect Airways, after all). What […]
Flybe turns London Heathrow to Guernsey into a year-round service
4 October 2019 By
Back in March, Flybe launched a daily flight between Guernsey and Heathrow. The service was underwritten by the State of Guernsey to the tune of £800,000. It was using the slot pair that Virgin had leased to now-bankrupt Cobalt Air for a Larnaca service. The […]
EU approves Virgin’s acquisition of Flybe following slot commitments
7 July 2019 By
The European Commission has finally approved the acquisition of Flybe by the Virgin Atlantic-led Connect Airways consortium. It was not entirely pain free, with the airline required to surrender five daily slot pairs at Amsterdam Schiphol and three daily slot pairs at Paris Charles de […]
Update on Flybe’s loyalty plans now it has dropped Avios
3 May 2019 By
Flybe is not launching a new loyalty scheme imminently, I was told this week. Flybe‘s partnership with Avios came to an end on 30th April. It is no longer possible to earn or spend Avios with Flybe, although existing redemptions will be honoured. For clarity, […]
Last chance to book Flybe with Avios and to save your Flybe Avios account
28 April 2019 By
Avios and Flybe are ending their partnership on 30th April. Details are on the Flybe website here. You will still earn Avios on any Flybe flights taken by 30th April (you must complete BOTH legs, not just the outbound). You can also still book Flybe […]
WARNING: all avios.com accounts linked to Flybe will be closed on 30th April
5 April 2019 By
Judging by my inbox, many Head for Points readers are not aware that they are at risk of losing a large chunk of Avios overnight on 30th April. Most of you will know that Avios and Flybe are ending their partnership on 30th April. Details […]
Flybe to close or shrink four UK bases as it cuts back on jet aircraft operations
4 April 2019 By
Flybe has announced that it will close its bases at Cardiff and Doncaster Sheffield at the end of the Summer season in late October. Flights using jet aircraft from Exeter and Norwich will also cease with only turboprop routes remaining. Services from Norwich operated by Eastern […]
Flybe launching London Heathrow to Isle of Man
29 March 2019 By
Flybe has announced a new service from Heathrow to the Isle of Man. Starting on 21st April and using a 78-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft, it is initially scheduled to run for the Summer season to 26th October. It will, apparently, be the first direct flight […]
Flybe adds Guernsey / Jersey to Newquay service
27 February 2019 By
Blue Islands is a Channel Islands-based airline which operates as a Flybe franchise. It has just announced a new Summer route from Jersey and Guernsey to Newquay. Flights will operate from 3rd June to 31st August. There will be three services per week, on Monday, […]
Flybe adds a sixth daily flight from Heathrow to Edinburgh
24 February 2019 By
Flybe has been moving quickly since its sale to a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium completed this week. We have seen the announcement of Heathrow to Guernsey, using the Virgin Atlantic slot previously leased to bankrupt Cobalt Air. A fifth daily flight to Edinburgh, from 31st March, […]
Flybe is now officially owned by Virgin Atlantic and its partners – and is launching Heathrow to Guernsey!
21 February 2019 By
A day ahead of schedule, the sale of Flybe’s operating assets to a Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Group consortium completed on Thursday evening. Flybe Group plc is now a shell company with no trading businesses. This was despite last minute interest from a Mesa Air, […]
Virgin’s plans for Flybe revealed in the official scheme document – and which brand will be used?
8 February 2019 By
HFP readers in the City may be interested in the formal scheme document for the sale of Flybe to a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium which was published yesterday. You can download it here (PDF). If you can wade through the technical pages, there is some interesting information […]
Flybe launches Southend to Newquay
4 February 2019 By
Stobart Air has announced plans to launch London Southend to Newquay flights on 1st April. This is planned to be a Flybe franchise, but by 1st April Stobart Group is due to have injected its airline business into Flybe as part of the Virgin Atlantic-led […]
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