Travellers across the United Kingdom will be scrambling to look for other arrangements, after Flybe ceased trading for the second time this morning.
As a result of the regional airline cancelling flights, those who had arrangements with Flybe are being told to avoid traveling to the airport unless they have another means of getting to their destination.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) brought the announcement earlier this morning, with Flybe shutting down their site as previously known and leaving in place a disclaimer message. The message reads: "On 28 January 2023, the High Court appointed David Pike and Mike Pink as Joint Administrators of Flybe Limited (“Flybe”).
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"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 (CAA) website for further information www.caa.co.uk/news."
Now the CAA has announced that a number of other travel providers are offering special discounts on journeys for otherwise stranded would-be Flybe customers - including top names such as British Airways, Ryanair, easyJet and LNER.
Here's what the CAA website says.
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. Advice to UK consumers seeking information about refunds, travel insurance claims can be found on our website.
We are aware of the following travel arrangements have been put in place, offering Flybe passengers special fares:
British Airways
Customers are being offered one-way fares of £50/€60 plus taxes, fees and charges on selected routes to get them where they need to be. Customers due to fly with Flybe can travel on journeys between London and Belfast, Newcastle or Amsterdam.
Customers can make their booking by calling the British Airways contact centre on 0344 493 0787.
Ryanair
Ryanair, launched fares starting from £29.99 to accommodate customers affected by Flybe’s immediate cancellation of its entire UK schedule. Families who booked to fly on now-cancelled Flybe flights can travel on one of Ryanair’s flights, including routes from Belfast to East Midlands, Manchester and London Stansted from only £29.99.
These are on sale on the Ryanair.com website for travel from Sunday 26 March 2023.
easyJet
easyJet is offering fares of £49 for domestic routes and £79 for international routes including a 15kg hold bag will be available on presentation their original Flybe booking reference. This will be in place for Flybe customers until 10 February.
Any affected passengers should contact easyJet’s customer service on:
- If calling from UK & elsewhere: +44 (0) 330 5515151
- In calling from France: +33 (0) 9 77407770
- If calling from the Netherlands: +31 (0) 20 7946405
- If calling from Italy: +39 02 32068889
Train operators
LNER is offering all Flybe customers who have had their flights cancelled can travel on any LNER service to their destination for free on 28 January and 29 January. Customers will need to present their cancelled airline ticket.
For further info, visit: LNER.co.uk
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