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Try checking your facts.
I personally had a Gill ticket Newcastle-Belfast, it was not honoured by BE, and I had to pay 313gbp. If thats not exploitation of a difficult situation I don't know what is.
I don't expect locals from the NE would agree with your sentiments, and whilst BE may profit on a temporary basis, geordies will not forget how BE ripped them off in difficult times, and that can't be good for aviation as a whole
Skywalker1 good luck hope you get a job soon