Articles appearing in the last hour or two have Flybe saying the amount deferred is under £10 million
e.g.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51147471
I can't work out what all the hoohah was about, in any direction - partly why are critics going over the top, but even before that why did the airline set itself up for this publicity and reaction over what might be a relatively trivial amount and could have remained confidential like for other taxpayers.
edit: hee hee, comment just added on BBC article (not by me)
lol @ Ryanair you shouldnt be selling flights for £9.99 when you have to pay £13 tax. Increase your prices instead of taking the UK to the EU courts.