Very misleading headline in view of the fact that Flybe (the airline operation and all the necessary associated assets) have been sold to the Connect consortium so no need for passengers to be concerned. Have bookings "completely collapsed" to your certain knowledge?

My recent journeys (3 in recent weeks, another next week) would suggest otherwise (high load factors), and that most (industry unsavvy) passengers are not even aware that the airline was being sold.

It also seems that fares are creeping-up (based just on my recent experience) so I would say it's not all doom and gloom by any means.

Just flown 4 sectors in the E175, 2 of them were 88, the other two sectors were mid 80s. It was the same all over the weekend. Unless I imagined it?

So what are they voting on exactly..?

Whoops...that was a reply to Stewyb's post/clarification re the Shareholder vote taking place today....

At today's General Meeting the shareholders of Flybe (shell company as it now is, the assets already having been sold to Connect) voted to accept Connect's 1p per share offer. The vote was 63% For and 37% Against.

.....which in turn effectively means that Flybe will no longer exist as a listed/traded Company on the LSE from the effective date of the "Scheme of Arrangement", which is expected to be 11th March.

From then on, Flybe is effectively a brand and that's it ....for how long is probably the next topic of debate?

Little red too

Doesn't seem to include the Flybe routes (as yet)

Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM launch codeshare partnership

Little Red. The time wasn't right?

Virgin Atlantic Connect? Seems to me it's all coming together. Hope the management are up to the challenge. As for Stobart? Well, what can I say!!!!

What's your view Weathergirly?

I wouldn't have thought it would. This agreement, for which the intention was announced quite a while ago, is the result of the outcome of the 31% ownership stake in VS taken by AF/KL, the approval of the joint control of VS by DL, AF/KL, and Virgin Group, and the approval of the 3-way transatlantic JV between DL-AF/KL-VS. The Connect Airways bit came much later. While the VS codeshare stands, there would not have been time to extend it to DL and AF/KL, beyond the existing agreements between AF/KL and BE.

I agree - but having it reported in the Flybe thread (and comments in other threads) indicates that there may be other views. Maybe one for the future.

Virgin Little Red fed only VS LHR and has no resemblance to the Connect (Flybe) infrastructure.

VLR failed for a few reasons - apathy was one - failed to be dynamic, and make any expansion in brand awareness in trying to take on BA domestic LHR dominance and compete with the lo-co's to other LON airports which many pax preferred.