Originally Posted by
Wycombe
Disappointing to see folks again baying for the failure of Flybe Mk2.
I get that there are people with axes to grind in relation to the previous business (some for very personal reasons), but the way some take delight in the troubles/failure of others is really not a good look!
Do you really think that they wanted to end up in the situation they find themselves (primarily, it seems to me, let down by suppliers)?
It's not people baying for their failure. It's just most of this was said from the beginning as likely to happen and we were shot down and told Flybe had their pick of the planes and everything was great. The reality it seems is they have no choice, lessors who don't seem to be particularly efficient (other carriers seem to have fewer problems sourcing aircraft - Emerald, Wideroe just got a new (2nd hand) Q400. At the end of the day Flybe picked who they would do business with. They chose these lessors. This is now the 2nd or 3rd time they have cancelled routes because of no aircraft. Even after cancelling these routes they are still having big issues with lots of cancelations and delays on the rest of the network.
Flybe are also trying to cause trouble for other carriers who've stuck around and worked hard. Look at Loganair. What was the point in trying to go up against them on the IOM routes? It just seems designed to become a pain in the hope someone buys them out.