Haven't a clue - There are few delays and cancellation encountered due to lack of crew.....indeed Flybe were unable to assist with Zoom crew because they were full. Maybe it has happened a couple of times like any other carrier but its not a regular thing as your comments could be interpreted as suggesting.
Jackdaw - What are you doing when your sat around all day........watching these planes that are supposedly parked up for hours? Flybe have maintenance hangars at several airports so have you possibly considered that maybe, just maybe, the aircraft are having routing maintenance? Or even that by keeping a couple of aircraft on the ground might save the company money compared to operating flights with limited passenger numbers??? The difference here is Flybe have just announced profits - BACON didn't but I am not getting into that argument - we must simply stop comparing the two as they are both different.
Flybe are not grounding planes like BA, FR and EZY this winter are they.......so having a couple of planes sat having a rest for a bit is hardly big news compared to what other carriers are doing.
devon_guy - Yes sadly this was pulled. Local businesses made a huge fuss about getting the route but have not really used it since it started! Shame because I hope that this has not deterred the airline from listening to their local community.......