Flybe enters administration
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Flybe, which operated scheduled services from Belfast City, Birmingham and Heathrow to airports across the United Kingdom and to Amsterdam and Geneva, has ceased trading.
David John Pike and Michael Robert Pink were appointed by the High Court on 28th January 2023 as Joint Administrators to help manage the affairs, business and property of Flybe Limited.
Passenger affected by this event and those due to fly with Flybe in the future, have been advised not to travel to the airport unless they have arranged an alternative flight with another airline and that Flybe is not able to arrange alternative flights for passengers.
If you have a Flybe booking sold by an intermediary (i.e. not directly with Flybe) that includes travel on a Flybe flight, you should contact the relevant airline or booking / travel agent to confirm if there is any impact to your travel plans as the intermediary may be able to support you with alternative arrangements and provide further advice regarding any claim you may need to make.
Customers of Flybe are also advised to monitor the Civil Aviation Authority website for further information www.caa.co.uk/news
Former Flybe customers are being offered special fares on certain routes by British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair, whilst former Flybe staff may find job opportunities available to them from Ryanair and easyJet.
According to aviation analytics firm, Cirium, Flybe was scheduled to serve 17 destinations across the UK and Europe in 2023 – with Belfast City, Birmingham and London Heathrow being the largest destinations by flights. The airline operated seven daily flights at Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, to Amsterdam, Belfast, Newcastle and Newquay. This week (30th January – 5th Feb) Flybe was scheduled to operate 292 flights – equating to over 22,700 seats.
