The airline groups Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are both believed to be in talks to take over the defunct airline Flybe as a means to acquire the English airline’s take-off and landing slots, according to The Telegraph. Flybe holds five pairs of take-off and landing slots at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, and seven at London Heathrow. “It may yet prove …
Regional airline Flybe has gone bust for the second time, with all flights cancelled and passengers left stranded. The UK Civil Aviation Authority made the announcement the company had gone into administration and urged those with booked Flybe flights not to travel to airports. CAA consumer director Paul Smith said: "It is always sad to see an airline enter administration …
Ryanair has predicted surging demand will send the cost of air travel higher days after rival low cost carrier Flybe collapsed. Meanwhile, Ryanair raised its profit outlook for the year to a range of €1.325bn to €1.425bn as it boosted sales by 57pc to €2.31bn in the final three months of last year. Chief financial officer Neil Sorahan said: "We …
It’s one of the great questions of the modern age. Pictured here is The Points Guy UK's plane north in a race against LNER's Leeds service The Points Guy UK's Liam Spencer hopped on board this 125mph service to Leeds British airline Flybe has recently made its debut back into the world after being off-grid for the past two years …
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