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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill

‘It’s just outrageous’: Flybe passengers on the frustration of cancelled flights

A Flybe plane on the tarmac at Birmingham Airport.
Many passengers were left out of pocket or stranded after Flybe announced it would immediately cease trading. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

“I got an email asking me to check in, and 10 minutes later they had gone into administration.”

Andrew Gibbins was one of hundreds of passengers across the UK who have expressed frustration at regional airline Flybe, which abruptly announced its collapse on Saturday morning, telling any passengers expecting to travel with it not to go to the airport.

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