Originally Posted by
Jerbourg
If, (& hopefully they don't) Flybe cease trading would Blue Islands be able to continue flying?
I ask this as they wouldn't have access to a reservations system on which would be all existing bookings &
therefore their revenue stream.
How quickly could an airline set up a new system to handle future bookings?
Well,, Jerbourg, they have done it before - when they started up. Presumably , they can do it again. IF Flybe cease to be, this could be an opportunity for Blue Island to expand. They already operate BEE’s route to Southampton (as well as having a licence of their own) & I could see them taking that route off of Flybe, as well as Birmingham, Exeter & East Midlands from Jersey & Guernsey - if that appeals to Flybe. But, this would require Blue Islands making a fairly large investment - are they interested & willing to make that commitment, or will they continue to “play at running an airline”? They don’t make a profit as it is; would things improve if they took over these sort of routes ? Interesting times ahead.