well I said that, because you said "to be fair!" in the end, so no it's not fair!
And my question is what's it to them, a 30 quid train fare.
I would probably Hitch-hike cuz I think it's even more eco-friendly, but I would think they could support people who live a bit far away, like Scotland for eg. to be able to get a standby ticket within the flybe network, that sounds very fair to me! they don't have to pay anything, and they don't loose out since you're in standby as long as you pay the taxes.
I'm going to apply at the next round unfortunately because I wasn't able to attend the first assessment centre, so there was no point in me applying.
Good luck to you all in any case... x