Flybe

[finchy168]

Take it easy.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Please keep things courteous and respectful.

Any personal differences can be addressed via the private conversation facility.

 

[Brum X]

To be fair to Jon it was an easy mistake and people have said the same on other forums confusing Flybmi with Flybe, they do look and sound similar.

Lets all have a Group Hug

 

[JENNYJET]

Yes, a big squeeze as Flybe are not safe yet.

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there all, according to what I have read today, the reason for flybe cash issues is due to any passengers booking flybe flights, all credit card payments are not been processed and passed on to flybe, but are being held up by processing giant first data corporation of America, this is why flybe may be having fund issues.. AndyC

 

[Jerry]

The credit card companies have withheld £50 million from them as they are scared they'll go bust leaving them with the bill but it has created cash flow problems at the airline. Hence the loan from Connect.

 

[rollo]

Yes this has been known for a while it's understandable from the credit card companies point of view as they are legally on the hook to refund the money to passengers if the worst happens and Flybe were unable to provide the service people have payed for, in the end the consumer (us) is protected as I well know from personal experience following Monarchs collapse.

No doubt it's all in the T&Cs that Flybe signed up to.

 

[Ianbutty]

Reported on the i newspaper today that Mesa Air Group and former Stobart boss Andrew Tinkler's bid for FlyBe has been rejected and they are sticking with the Connect deal.

 

[finchy168]

Deal now gone through.

 

[Ianbutty]

Excellent and with £100 million cash injection. Now see where they go from here. Very pleased for all the staff. Hope though that it is not another Greybull.

 

[GliderPilot]

Great news for the staff and airline.

Will be interesting to see how things will look for Flybe at BHX in the future though.

 

[mullion]

Very interesting as each base is very different and serves a different market. I guess we won`t learn a lot more for a while whilst the winter programmes is pulled together and the loss making routes/bases chopped/pruned, I can`t see major changes at BHX or MAN except some of the odd ball routes taken out maybe

 

[Jerry]

Excellent and with £100 million cash injection. Now see where they go from here. Very pleased for all the staff. Hope though that it is not another Greybull.

There has been a suggestion elsewhere that Connect Airways could become a holding group similar to IAG. It'll be made up of Stobart Air and Flybe and there could be the potential in the future to add more airlines in the future.

 

[JENNYJET]

The thought has entered my mind of the possibility of Connect Airways gaining it's own operators certificate and exist as a real airline with Virgin et al simply as shareholders. If this does occur, a fleet rationalisn may follow i.e one type for all routes.

 

[Seasider]

It is very rare in this market that one type can service all routes.

 

[Ray Finkle]

As their most profitable base BHX may feel that they are safe but until we hear something solid I have my concerns. Anyone remember a once very profitable British Airways base?

Rejoice, rejoice but do not relax.

 

[JENNYJET]

Yes, the venerable Viscounts and BAC 1-11 with B767 to New York. Did they also operate to Chicago?

 

[Ianbutty]

Heard on the radio yesterday that they will focus on their core services. Which I hope is BHX and invest in success.

 

[jfy1999]

Little bit of good news that I think has gone under the radar, unsurprisingly given what the airline has been through.

A few months ago when this summer's schedule was first loaded it looked as though Knock was being cut but it is in fact continuing as usual, daily except Tuesday.

 

[Jerry]

Flybe have a website update over Tuesday night into Wednesday morning in which the website will be down. So it could be possible we may see winter 2019/20 start to be loaded maybe with the new branding as well.