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Looking likely that another airline is going bust.
This could have a major impact in the region as not only do local business people and holiday makers use Flybe from Southampton airport it also counts for about 90% of flights fro the airport.
Bad news for all of those that either work at Southampton Airport or those working for FLYBE, plus all the many businesses who supply these companies
All have been compleely let down by our new Chacellor (who comes from Southampton & Government, going back on previous promises
this could be the death of Southampton Airport
as a regularly user of the Airport and Flybe flghts just hope another operator comes in and takes over many of the flifght slots and maintains the employment of many of the workers involved
Bad news for all of those that either work at Southampton Airport or those working for FLYBE, plus all the many businesses who supply these companies
All have been compleely let down by our new Chacellor (who comes from Southampton & Government, going back on previous promises
this could be the death of Southampton Airport
as a regularly user of the Airport and Flybe flghts just hope another operator comes in and takes over many of the flifght slots and maintains the employment of many of the workers involved
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It sounds horrendous for Soton airport. I've done quite a lot of regional flights from Soton and flights are nearly always full (ok, early morning and evening flights for business) so it must be down to bad management
Must be horrible if you work at the airport. 95% of flight were Flybe. Are they still sponsoring football teams?
I'm not sure why Greta gets so much grief. She's a kid who has gone from nowhere to being the poster girl for climate awareness. I can't see how that is anything but a good thing. I can barely get my kids to do anything at all ! Surely provoking discussions at a global level to protect future generations can only be a good thing. She's doing what the politicians fail to do. The fact that protests and rallies attract so many people shows that the message resonates with people. Or is it that old people think that Greta is just trying to stop them flying to Spain for their holidays??
Am (was!) booked to come over from Jersey for the game on Saturday so very p*issed off. Flight of £140 plus match ticket at £45 down the tubes. There are no other options under £400 at the moment.
Am (was!) booked to come over from Jersey for the game on Saturday so very p*issed off. Flight of £140 plus match ticket at £45 down the tubes. There are no other options under £400 at the moment.
Always hated Flybe. Very badly run company.
Weren't Virgin in heavy talks with them a short while ago?
Virgin and others bought them out in January didn't they so they avoided going bust for a while but I think it was tied to geting a loan from the government of 100 million which never materialised.
@Winchester I guess you could flog your match ticket to get some of your money back
I’d’ve thought the airport will be okay in the long run- someone else will snap up the slots and routes. Since the third runway at LHR was denied there has been talk of expanding regional airports instead so there must be demand that could fill the void left by Flybe.
Bad news for all of those that either work at Southampton Airport or those working for FLYBE, plus all the many businesses who supply these companies
All have been compleely let down by our new Chacellor (who comes from Southampton & Government, going back on previous promises
this could be the death of Southampton Airport
as a regularly user of the Airport and Flybe flghts just hope another operator comes in and takes over many of the flifght slots and maintains the employment of many of the workers involved
[Post edited 5 Mar 2020 8:57]
Rather than Sunak waking up one morning and deciding ‘fukk ‘em’ it is more probable this poorly run company has failed to convince the government it can pay back the £100m. Hardly the government’s fault.
Rather than Sunak waking up one morning and deciding ‘fukk ‘em’ it is more probable this poorly run company has failed to convince the government it can pay back the £100m. Hardly the government’s fault.
Speaking of Sunak, it's going to be fascinating to see what next week's Budget brings.
Don't envy anyone trying to navigate the 'bumps in the road' of EU withdrawal and virus related downturn, while at the same time trying to 'level up' the red wall and keep the Tory base in the south happy.
Will be the first real indication of what this Johnson govt will be all about. Tax cuts, tax rises, less austerity, more borrowing...who knows?!...
Feel sorry for the staff, but people do need to fly less. The climate is completely f**ked, people need to realise that all this flying around is pointless - especially with regards to work, we can all video conference.
Rather than Sunak waking up one morning and deciding ‘fukk ‘em’ it is more probable this poorly run company has failed to convince the government it can pay back the £100m. Hardly the government’s fault.
shame flybe wasn't a bank, thousands losing their jobs directly and indirectly , and people left with no flights or alternatives in places like the Channel Islands and Newquay
If it was the Government would have bent over backwards to help a bank out, and the Bank's would still pay bonuses to high paid staff
shame flybe wasn't a bank, thousands losing their jobs directly and indirectly , and people left with no flights or alternatives in places like the Channel Islands and Newquay
If it was the Government would have bent over backwards to help a bank out, and the Bank's would still pay bonuses to high paid staff
[Post edited 5 Mar 2020 11:39]
Banks have a completely different place in the economy (ie without them there pretty much isn’t one) when compared to a single company providing one very specific service.
There will be a gap but at some point the planes will be bought up along with the routes and landing slots and business will resume.
shame flybe wasn't a bank, thousands losing their jobs directly and indirectly , and people left with no flights or alternatives in places like the Channel Islands and Newquay
If it was the Government would have bent over backwards to help a bank out, and the Bank's would still pay bonuses to high paid staff
[Post edited 5 Mar 2020 11:39]
Apart from given to higher echelons bonus's the govt should have bailed them out because of the regionalisation effects this is going to have, particularly the south west and even to us in the mid south.
It was apparently badly run being the main reason for the downfall (Coronavisrus just a smoke screen although obviously has had some affect) but there must have been alternatives rather than just let them go or even dare I say Nationalisation some format as was done with RBS and then when back on even keel go back to private ownership in some way. There are others on here that would know more about how to do that but they shouldn't cut us off completely
Agree with the General about flying less, but what alternatives are there for essential flights? An 8 or 9 hour train journey each way costing an absolute fortune resulting also in overnight stays or there and back in a day with an hour ish each way flight for about £120 or something or even cheaper if well planned
Am (was!) booked to come over from Jersey for the game on Saturday so very p*issed off. Flight of £140 plus match ticket at £45 down the tubes. There are no other options under £400 at the moment.
Always hated Flybe. Very badly run company.
you might be ok
Flybe partner Blue Islands to run 'uninterrupted'
"A franchise partner of Flybe which flies to the Channel Islands has said it will operate "uninterrupted" despite the UK airline's collapse.
Blue Islands runs flights from Jersey and Guernsey to Bristol, Southampton, London City, East Midlands and Newquay.
It said it was "saddened" byFlybe's collapseand would put on additional flights to Exeter and Birmingham on Thursday to help passengers.
Exeter-based Flybe went into administration on Wednesday.
Blue Islands said in a statement that any Flybe passengers with an existing booking would be flown for free on a "first come, first served basis"."
Why are they going bust? Is it economy based or massively effected by COVID - 19
They leased too many planes at high rents and then undertook an IT "Upgrade" that has screwed up their business processes. Not sure what more the management could have done to screw things up
And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's off with her head
shame flybe wasn't a bank, thousands losing their jobs directly and indirectly , and people left with no flights or alternatives in places like the Channel Islands and Newquay
If it was the Government would have bent over backwards to help a bank out, and the Bank's would still pay bonuses to high paid staff
I think the important thing is that we all continue to celebrate Brexit. If airlines and travel companies close down, it will help us to isolate ourselves even more from Europe so it's a cause for even further celebration. This will be even further enhanced by the collapse of the pound as well as share prices, which will mean nobody will be able to afford to travel to Europe anyway. We'll be well and truly out of it at last.
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