Looks like it's over for FlyBe

Lopéz · 4 Mar 2020 at 20:52

Warnings have been there for a while, but it looks like they are a goner.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/flybe?f=live

Shame.

233 · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:05

still taking bookings via the website and the aberdeen - london flight has just taken off 10 minutes ago,

The_Abyss · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:11

They appear to have been horribly inefficient and uncompetitive for years. Let them go.

Lopéz · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:14

233 said:
still taking bookings via the website and the aberdeen - london flight has just taken off 10 minutes ago,

Aircraft seized at airports and flights diverted for immediate landing mid air.

Game over.

xb8browney · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:17

RIP, obviously it's the staff I feel sorry for.

Uther · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:19

They've been teetering on the brink for a while, this was just the final nail in the coffin.

Dolph · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:26

Have friends who work for them, and I've used them many times for work. Rubbish situation for all involved, especially as many of their flights aren't run by anyone else.

The_Abyss · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:29

Dolph said:
Have friends who work for them, and I've used them many times for work. Rubbish situation for all involved, especially as many of their flights aren't run by anyone else.

Agreed. But they've effectively failed to be profitable out of running a monopoly in that case, or competing with trains.

Dolph · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:30

The_Abyss said:
Agreed. But they've effectively failed to be profitable out of running a monopoly in that case, or competing with trains.

Most of the flybe flights I've been on are full, which is the worrying part.

Skillmister · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:31

Bad timing with beer virus finishing them off.

233 · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:39

belfast city is in serious trouble now i'd imagine

chrismscotland · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:47

Not sure how I'm getting to Belfast now!

Firestar_3x · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:48

Never had an issue with Flybe, very handy for work, hope the routes are still run by someone else.

brendy · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:49

chrismscotland said:
Not sure how I'm getting to Belfast now!

Easyjet into Aldergrove probably your best bet.

Mad_Jay · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:49

Got a holiday to Paris with the misses this April and the flights are with Flybe which we've had booked for a while. We were worried our insurance and the whole ATOL cover wouldn't cover us with the whole coronavirus thing.

I guess this either helps us out or we could be in for a whole world of pain.

The_Abyss · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:49

Probably a good day for Loganair.

ajf · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:49

Shame. Got a bit of a soft spot for them as used them quite a bit to Belfast and Inverness with work a while back.
I’m not a great flyer and they’re pretty much the only airline I ever used!

edscdk · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:50

233 said:
still taking bookings via the website and the aberdeen - london flight has just taken off 10 minutes ago,

They need as much cash as possible to cover the money to pay off the execs

R.P.L · 4 Mar 2020 at 21:56

Dolph said:
Most of the flybe flights I've been on are full, which is the worrying part.

The funny thing about a lot of companies these days is they seem to be so desperate to offer competitive prices that they forget that at some point they'll probably have to make a profit. It probably doesn't help that the stock markets seem to love companies that don't really make money but might one day, possibly.

ajf · 4 Mar 2020 at 22:00

Where does this fit in then with this: https://www.virginconnect.co.uk/ ?