Originally Posted by
True Blue
As these, what are small airlines, announce all these new routes, money will be flying out the door. The biggest issue facing almost all businesses is cash flow. It is what brings most businesses down, lack of it. Money flying out the door before money starts coming in. And then, is that money coming in profitable? These two airlines are expanding at a serious rate, I hope they know what they are doing. And before you have a go at me, plenty of businesses far bigger than these two have failed due to cash flow. Don't assume those at the top know what they are doing, evidenced by plenty of other businesses that have gone.
But I think Flybe were spectacularly badly run. I know I am like a broken record but that spat with Loganair was stupidity on a level I have never seen before. Business acumen was not their strong point.
And I think Loganair and Eastern are managed better, hence why we haven't seen a wholesale takeover of Flybe routes