They can't abolish for domestic routes without abolishing for all of Europe.
The Irish government was fined over this exact thing. Johnson has decided to follow EU rules for another 12 months.
Bailing out a VC who hasn't paid their taxes... Stinks of cronyism. Flybe is Britain's Air India
Expect a nice legal challenge from Ryanair, Loganair and easyJet over market distortion.