Locations for the Combined Group
As part of the integration process, Connect Airways will consider the most appropriate locations for the headquarters and engineering centre. However, it is expected that the Combined Group will maintain a material presence at each of Flybe’s existing Exeter headquarters and Stobart Air’s Dublin headquarters.
In addition, Connect Airways intends to maintain people and presence at the airports at which Flybe Limited, Stobart Air and Virgin Atlantic have operations, subject to changes arising from any alterations to the network.
The network and route optimisation will likely include a limited reduction in the number of Flybe Limited’s aircraft to right size the fleet for the Combined Group going forward.