British airline Flybe ceases operations and cancels all flights

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Flybe resumed service in April, after going bankrupt in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis.

The British airline Flybe announced on Saturday that it had ceased operations and canceled all its flights. “We are sad to report that Flybe has been placed in (judicial) administration.“, tweeted the company. “Flybe is now ceasing its activity. All Flybe flights to and from the UK are canceled and will not be rescheduled“, she added.

The British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has asked passengers who have booked a flight on Flybe not to come to the airport, “as all Flybe flights are canceledobserved Paul Smith, manager, in a statement. “It is always sad to see an airline (go into) (legal) administration and we know that Flybe’s decision to cease operations will be difficult for all its employees and customers.“, did he declare.

Flybe had only resumed flights in April, after going bankrupt in 2020 due to the pandemic which dealt a major blow to much of the airline industry. Formerly the leader in the field of domestic flights in the United Kingdom, the company operated up to 530 flights per week, in particular from London’s Heathrow airport, to British cities but also abroad such as Amsterdam and Geneva. Following its bankruptcy in 2020, Flybe’s assets had been acquired by Thyme Opco, a company linked to the American investment fund Cyrus Capital.

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