This is a mess. What proportion of Flybe's routes can bee deemed essential If they are they should be identified and operated under some kind of PSO agreement and as a taxpayer I would support that. Bit I can't support help being given to take wealthy pensioners for example to their second home in France under the same umbrella. That is giving Flybe competitive advantage as an entity when compared with competitors.
I can't help thinking that in its present form Flybe is not able to be saved and it is better to start with a clean sheet - or maybe several different sheets.