Originally Posted by
Skipness One Foxtrot
Grow up and stop calling people "idiots". It's uncalled for and frankly if you can't win on a reasoned debate, name calling isn't a good look for a grown up, which I assume you are?
Let's be clear, they've sold a program on the basis of needing six airframes and they only have four. So that's a gamble that's gone wrong, as with the current meltdown in staff attendance and supply chain, it's a struggle to run the day to day never mind grow market share. It's not a problem unique to flybe though, as TUI, BA and easyJet have realised way too late they can't staff their own planned (and sold) flying programs. It feels to me that there was a delusion up to boardroom level that the operational challenges could be met when those closer to the coalface saw the trainwreck coming some time ago. I don't imagine there's much call for leasing Q400s anymore, I suspect some of the ex flybe models will be stored to years and possibly scrapped IMHO.
I agree. On the name calling front there are only two users on this thread who repeatedly start calling names and yet they moan most about the thread not being proper.
Flybe sold a programme needing 6 planes and only has 4. Regardless of why, that’s their problem. EU261 compensation will say that’s avoidable and I agree. BA has leased in planes to try and stop the delays but Flybe hasn’t. That’s their choice but let’s stop this myth that Flybe has no responsibility for the situation it finds itself in.