Originally Posted by
RogueOne
Very unfortunate that Flybe have had to make these decisions, however it's a testament to good management at v2 that they're making big changes now rather than tickle around the edges.
It's through no real fault of Flybe, more on the head of the lessors and their inability to deliver additional Q400 airframes. Flybe uniquely affected by this, and the regional operation reliant on the Q400 and its unavailability.
1 more airframe should be operational soon, when it's back from Malta.
That aircraft (FLBA) returned from MLA a few days ago and is in service today.