A disgrace if this is true and the government have not stepped in. It goes completely against everything they say to justify the ridiculous expense of HS2 (i.e. connectivity and getting the country moving and growing the economy post brexit).
Saying that, it is quite strange that BE cannot make money with very economical q400s on routes they largely have no competition on. Yes its been badly run, but maybe APD really does mean that regional air routes are not viable? If so, then clearly a dangerous precedent is being set where air travel is completely at the mercy of the environmental nuts. Unlike Greta Thunberg i'm not sure many of these nuts will be travelling down to Spain for their holidays on a million pound sail boat. Still, I am sure they will all sleep well tonight knowing the environment is supposedly a better place despite the fact that thousands of people have lost their jobs in the process.