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Sorry, it makes no sense at all.
Another airline can easily replace all the routes and service that Flybe provides. (although without the crippling debt and inept management)
I've yet to see a single effort to turnaround BE in the past few years besides ploughing millions of pounds into repainting planes purple and endeavoring to change the name.. I don't see what £500m of taxpayer funds will achieve besides a temporary extension before the tin pot comes banging back again; to quote Oliver Twist, "please sir, can I have some more?"
Another airline can easily replace all the routes and service that Flybe provides. (although without the crippling debt and inept management)
I've yet to see a single effort to turnaround BE in the past few years besides ploughing millions of pounds into repainting planes purple and endeavoring to change the name.. I don't see what £500m of taxpayer funds will achieve besides a temporary extension before the tin pot comes banging back again; to quote Oliver Twist, "please sir, can I have some more?"
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Sorry, it makes no sense at all.
Another airline can easily replace all the routes and service that Flybe provides. (although without the crippling debt and inept management)
I've yet to see a single effort to turnaround BE in the past few years besides ploughing millions of pounds into repainting planes purple and endeavoring to change the name.. I don't see what £500m of taxpayer funds will achieve besides a temporary extension before the tin pot comes banging back again; to quote Oliver Twist, "please sir, can I have some more?"
Another airline can easily replace all the routes and service that Flybe provides. (although without the crippling debt and inept management)
I've yet to see a single effort to turnaround BE in the past few years besides ploughing millions of pounds into repainting planes purple and endeavoring to change the name.. I don't see what £500m of taxpayer funds will achieve besides a temporary extension before the tin pot comes banging back again; to quote Oliver Twist, "please sir, can I have some more?"
Mistakes have been made in the past when the wicked witch was all powerful , however that dynasty is dead and flybe is on track with a bit of help to rebuild itself and become a profitable airline again
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Brigantee, this is an airline which has ploughed through the dowry which came with BA Connect, has twice had to sell its Gatwick slots to raise money, has eaten up £150m cash raised in a rights issue in Saad's day and then a further £100m in the last year. It now needs another £100m reportedly. Although I think many would agree with you that COW's time at the helm was not Flybe's finest hour, the ability of that airline to lose money and need frequent cash injections is simply astonishing. How on earth can you make that statement when all evidence is that every turnround plan to sort out Flybe over the last 15 years has failed?
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Brigantee, this is an airline which has ploughed through the dowry which came with BA Connect, has twice had to sell its Gatwick slots to raise money, has eaten up £150m cash raised in a rights issue in Saad's day and then a further £100m in the last year. It now needs another £100m reportedly. Although I think many would agree with you that COW's time at the helm was not Flybe's finest hour, the ability of that airline to lose money and need frequent cash injections is simply astonishing. How on earth can you make that statement when all evidence is that every turnround plan to sort out Flybe over the last 15 years has failed?
I agree but this is a new dawn over exeter , New team , new ideas , a quick cash injection from the tax payer and its game on , Back to profit in two years and a big dent into easy and ryan to boot .....
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It's a question that's been asked lots but never answered. Simple answer is they dont want to risk their money. But they are happy to risk tax payer cash instead. That doesn't bode well to me.
I have lots of former colleagues and friends at BE and really do wish them all the luck. But not at public expense when the owners do nowt.
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However if you think that £500m will give flybe the ability to give EZY and RYR a big kick, then I'm sorry mate but you are sorely mistaken. That money will prop flybe up for the next 3 year maximum. Its not going to touch those big powerful and profitable airlines.
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The challenges ahead for the company seem insurmountable.
The Q400 is probably the right beast for UK domestics but would a fleet half the size be able to provide the essential parts of the Flybe network? I think so.
But any route with EZY or BA in competition probably isn't going to work.
Flybe is shackled to the debt of previous failed endeavours and I don't see how they can bounce back.
The Q400 is probably the right beast for UK domestics but would a fleet half the size be able to provide the essential parts of the Flybe network? I think so.
But any route with EZY or BA in competition probably isn't going to work.
Flybe is shackled to the debt of previous failed endeavours and I don't see how they can bounce back.
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I asked the question a few days ago and I'll ask it again: what are the routes which are needed for regional connectivity, which Flybe is operating with their own aircraft, and where there is no competition? I'm perfectly happy to accept that there are some (but certainly not all their routes). If there is a need for (for example) Belfast-Cardiff connectivity, then the government can issue a PSO tender for the route, any airline can apply, and the one offering the best value to the taxpayer (maybe Flybe, maybe Loganair, maybe Ryanair) wins the contract. Surely far more effective (and a better use of taxpayer money) than indiscriminately supporting an airline which is competing with others on many of its routes?
The basic question is: what do you want the government to do? Protect key regional connectivity, or bail out Flybe? The two are absolutely not the same, and it would be possible to achieve the first for a much lower cost than the second.
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No it’s being positive , seeing the potential in the brand and believing it can with a bit of cash injected be turned around , I’m not saying it won’t be a challenge but with the British public and government behind us it’s achievable despite the many doom merchants saying otherwise .
The government must see something in the airline to plough 500 million into us .
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No it’s being positive , seeing the potential in the brand and believing it can with a bit of cash injected be turned around , I’m not saying it won’t be a challenge but with the British public and government behind us it’s achievable despite the many doom merchants saying otherwise .
The government must see something in the airline to plough 500 million into us .
The government must see something in the airline to plough 500 million into us .
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No it’s being positive , seeing the potential in the brand and believing it can with a bit of cash injected be turned around , I’m not saying it won’t be a challenge but with the British public and government behind us it’s achievable despite the many doom merchants saying otherwise .
The government must see something in the airline to plough 500 million into us .
The government must see something in the airline to plough 500 million into us .
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I fear some posters here may at best be mistaken and at worst be trying to cause mischief.
There has been talk of £500m. But this is a £500m package of measures that Boris Johnson will announce to boost regional connectivity in and around the UK. Not a £500m investment or loan to Flybe. More a £500m economic insurance package to guard against the negative effects of Flybe failing.
I have said enough for now.
There has been talk of £500m. But this is a £500m package of measures that Boris Johnson will announce to boost regional connectivity in and around the UK. Not a £500m investment or loan to Flybe. More a £500m economic insurance package to guard against the negative effects of Flybe failing.
I have said enough for now.
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Dear God, I hope so. A £500m loan into Flybe is simply unthinkable. Imagine how many management consultants and shareholders' advisors would be queuing up to take thier share of that large pot of gold!
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I can see easyJet lining up to take the best parts of the Flybe network. I'd not be surprised if easyJet opened on the larger short routes out of SOU with 319. BFS could easily be stepped up to accomdate BHD routes. BRS is a perfect alternative to CWL, I'd suggest already a large cohort of Wales/Cardiff residents go to BRS already anyway. Any viable /attractive routes would likely attract services in their own right.
The thinner niche routes like from more remote locations like EXT and NQY/ West Country would be picked up by Loganair, Stobart, Flybe, or Eastern and the government recognised where exemptions to APD should apply...
If there is demand the airlines who operate will provide jobs and sustainable services without need for public finances.
And at a time when for eg.the NHS and hospital system is under immense pressure (e.g. NI), how can the suggested £500M be even considered?
The thinner niche routes like from more remote locations like EXT and NQY/ West Country would be picked up by Loganair, Stobart, Flybe, or Eastern and the government recognised where exemptions to APD should apply...
If there is demand the airlines who operate will provide jobs and sustainable services without need for public finances.
And at a time when for eg.the NHS and hospital system is under immense pressure (e.g. NI), how can the suggested £500M be even considered?