Why the purchase of BACON?
Flybe employees have been told the reason for the purchase is threefold:
1. The addition of BA Connect routes offers and opportunity to deploy newly arriving aircraft on existing mature routes, de-risking the business
2. Additional crew will relieve recruitment pressure
3. Additional route network will allow Flybe to develop into difficult to penetrate markets in Europe, including Paris Frankfurt and Milan. This is being done to protect the company.
The sale of the company will be deferred to allow management to focus on the integration.
From a personal point of view, I am pleased that the company appears to have the opportunity to strengthen its position and I hope that this will protect the jobs and future of all crew involved in Flybe and BA Connect.
FB