This is beginning to look like whatever aircraft delays they have are covering for commercial decisions not to go ahead with a particular route or routes.
I think that's a bit cynical and would rather believe that the folks at Flybe are tearing their hair out at having to go to the expense and complexity of leasing in aircraft over the last few months.
Meanwhile there are at least 3 aircraft sat either in Exeter or Malta that should've entered service by now.
NQY to MAN and LHR start tomorrow, so lets hope they can cover it with the 6 current in-service airframes