Originally Posted by
Brigantee
Flybe is vital for the UK and the goverment won’t allow it to fail , I’m confident we will get the funding we deserve thus enabling us to continue and carry on giving the great service to places the likes of easy jet won’t provide a service
Brigantee, I can't help but feel "deserve" is the wrong word in this case - "need" may be a better alternative. Beyond that, if the government does decide to give Flybe some wriggle-room through relaxation of APD, I think it should demand assurances that the airline won't come back cap-in-hand again in a year or two's time (i.e. such concessions need to backed by a robust business plan and guarantees from the parent organisation) - no private airline should "need" (or "deserves") ongoing support from HMG.