If every route Flybe served was as successful and profitable as people on here claim they wouldn’t be gone.
It’s madness for new Flybe to launch LHR-Scotland routes as its first operation and a sure fire way to burn millions.
They are not going to make money either by spreading themselves all over the place with one plane here and one there. Post Covid I’d go for smaller bases offering key routes along with more leisure focused in the in between. Basically go for the BA Cityflyer approach. LCY might be a good shout. Their ops are massively down so might be a good opportunity for a good deal and still plenty of gaps in services from there. Few French routes, northern Spain, Scandinavia. All good opportunities.
Becoming a feeder airline for Star Alliance at LHR isn’t going to work. Flybe1 failed trying it. BMI didn’t succeed doing it. Virgin couldn’t make it work.