Travellers who have booked flights with the airline Flybe have been warned not to go to the airport after it was announced that the airline has ceased trading. The airline announced that all its scheduled flights have been cancelled.
The Birmingham Airport based airline was relaunched last year after it was bought out of administration in 2021. It had previously been based at Exeter in Devon, before its first collapse in 2019.
It also served airports such as Belfast City, East Midlands, Glasgow, Heathrow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Amsterdam.
In a statement issued this morning, the UK Civil Aviation Authority “All Flybe-flights have now been cancelled. Please do not go to the airport as flights will not be operating,” the authority said in a statement. “Flybe customers who still need to travel, will need to make their own alternative travel arrangements via other airlines, rail or coach operators.”
Flybe put a statement on its website saying that the High Court has appointed David Pike and Mike Pink as Joint Administrators of Flybe Limited (“Flybe”).
It said: "Flybe has now ceased trading and all flights from and to the UK operated by Flybe have been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. If you are a passenger affected by this event, please read the advice below.
"If you are due to fly with Flybe today or in the future, please DO NOT TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT unless you have arranged an alternative flight with another airline. Please note that Flybe is unfortunately 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, please 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 are also advised to monitor the Civil Aviation Authority website for further information www.caa.co.uk/news. If you require any further information or assistance, please contact the Administrators at: flybecustomers@interpathadvisory.com."
Flybe only returned to the skies in April following an earlier collapse. It returned with a plan to operate up to 530 flights per week across 23 routes.
Flybe was pushed into administration in March 2020 with the loss of 2,400 jobs as the Covid-19 pandemic destroyed large parts of the travel market. Before it went bust it flew the most UK domestic routes between airports outside London.
Its business and assets were purchased in April 2021 by Thyme Opco, which is linked to US hedge fund Cyrus Capital. Thyme Opco was renamed Flybe Limited. It had been based at Birmingham Airport.
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