Yes, lots have to change at Flybe but that doesn’t mean that the airline doesn’t have a future, albeit in a different size and shape. Until the details of any assistance are known it’s hard to criticise the government (on this matter). Any assistance should have the strictest of conditions attached.
If Flybe had folded this week I’m guessing they would have got zero of the outstanding APD. So by helping to keep it going, while they might not see it all either, they’ve still got an airline providing a decent level of connectivity to the regions across much of the UK. This at a fraction of the cost to them of providing road & rail infrastructure.
For too long in the UK the ordinary guys and girls have born the brunt of incompetent and greedy management (which Flybe has had in abundance for decades). Cracking down on this should be a government priority, not necessarily letting companies fold with workers losing their jobs and devastating communities.