A number of employees affected by the collapse of Birmingham-based airline Flybe may take legal action over the way redundancies were managed.
Flybe: Administrators unable to find buyer after collapse
Exclusive: Flybe, the regional airline which fell into insolvency proceedings last month, is to be permanently grounded after talks with prospective bidders were terminated by administrators Interpath Advisory because of regulatory complexities.
Regional airline Flybe is to be wound down because administrators say they have been unable to find a buyer to rescue the business.
FLYBE FACES PERMANENT GROUNDING AFTER RESCUE TALKS WITH BIDDERS STALL - SKY NEWS #News #Markets #capitalhungry
Lufthansa and Air France-KLM eye Flybe landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport
Airline giants Lufthansa and Air France-KLM circle collapsed Flybe
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BREAKING UK airline Flybe cancels all flights after going into administration
British airline Flybe ceases all trading and cancels scheduled flights
EXCLUSIVE: Flybe flew two empty jets some 500 miles as part of taking the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children to Aberdeen on Thursday, our transport correspondent @AlastairDalton has learned.
The last thing the government should do is throw a lifeline to Flybe | Molly Scott Cato
I’m told that Flybe is waiting for the last scheduled flight to land tonight before putting the business into administration. The airline is expected to then cease operating. A formal announcement is likely to be made in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Flybe, Britain’s biggest domestic airline, has warned the government that it could collapse within days after a slump in bookings triggered by the #coronavirus
The failure of Flybe will be a terrible blow for staff and many regional airports who rely on the airline (see below). Eastern Airlines and Blue Island who operate some routes on behalf of Flybe (eg Norwich + Guernsey) are not part of the administration and will continue flying.
thoughts this morning for 2,000 Flybe staff now facing an uncertain future and a reminder of how many regional airports have been hugely dependent on this one airline
British Airways owner IAG says it has filed a complaint with the EU regarding UK government support for airline Flybe
Plane at Manchester Airport put "in quarantine" after arriving from Paris. A woman on board has been taken ill and passengers have not been allowed to leave the plane. There is a large number of police officers parked up near the Flybe plane on a remote stand.Pic from Chris Hart
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