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Capt Scribble
If the gov let Flybe go, they never get the APD they are owed. If they allow ‘easy terms’, then 2000 people keep their jobs (and dont need supporting) and the tax may be paid, one day.
I lost my job as a result of the Thomas Cook failure. At no point did I expect the government to bail us out even though for selfish reasons it would have saved some heartache. The final bill was probably higher for the treasury than the loan required to save it. They probably lost a load of APD as well.
Nobody wants to see any airline fail. But why should one be singled out for special treatment? The competition will rightly protest that they are no longer playing on a level field. I wouldn’t be surprised if MOL commenced some sort of legal action.