Originally Posted by
Sallyann1234
Let them take over FlyBe's routes then - ALL of them - and see if they can provide the same excellent service.
Surely there are flybe routes in different categories :
Man/Bhx to Paris for example, essentially contract flying. No Govt will want special measures for those, if they go, it is up to AF and the market what happens. Whose slots are they at CDG?
Much of the domestic network where cases of varying strength could be made for PSO, with of course no guarantee who would win the bids.
BHD--- this could be tricky. What value is placed on not having to trek out to BFS? Clearly some routes like Leeds Bradford might be PSO, but what to do with London would pose competition policy issues and airport as well as airline issues.