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Virgin Atlantic and Stobart link up to take over Flybe
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...-and-stobart-link-up-to-take-over-fly-454952/
Virgin to integrate Flybe-Stobart with long-haul network
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...rate-flybe-stobart-with-long-haul-net-454954/
Well it's far better than seeing another major player at BHX fall.
I'd be very surprised if BHX was dumped especially the domestic connections and Amsterdam and Paris. The other European routes might get the chop but then for all we know they could expand! It'll be interesting to see if they stick with the Q400s or change over time to a jet fleet.
That is true but i personally think a big operation like BHX should be ok though i'd expect some sort of rationalisation on the AMS route. It's the smaller airports that have more to worry about but we could all be assuming the wrong thing and this could lead to Flybe expanding at it's bases and their network at BHX become bigger.The thing is Jerry KLM and Air France operate both routes so for example BHX has about nine or ten rotations a day to Amsterdam and we would probably revert to 5/6 with KLM and the Flybe slots at Amsterdam could be used by KLM for other routes as the are becoming slot constrained there. No need for Flybe?
Easyjet would definitely work on Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as European routes from BHX
The article mentions limited fleet reductions but Flybe was doing that already so no change there, Flybe was optimising it's routes anyway so not much change there and as for job losses that could be at HQ/management as the Stobart and Flybe HQ get merged. So maybe not as bad as it sounds.
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