Several carriers have launched rescue fares for customers affected by the collapse of Flybe over the weekend.
Easyjet is offering domestic and international fares for £49 and £79 respectively, including a 15kg hold bag, for customers who present their original Flybe booking reference, and British Airways has launched discounted one-way fares of £50/€60 plus taxes, fees and charges on selected routes. Ryanair also said that it had launched rescue fares from £29.99.
In addition airlines are inviting former Flybe employees to apply for vacant positions, with Wizz Air holding online and in-person recruitment events over the coming weeks, and Easyjet stating it had vacancies for 250 cabin crew.
Flybe grounded all flights on Saturday (January 28) and has appointed administrators. It’s the second time that the Flybe brand has collapsed in three years, with the original carrier having gone into administration in March 2020.
The “new” Flybe began operations in April last year, with bases at Birmingham and Belfast City airports, and a total of 23 launch routes.
Only this month the carrier had announced plans to reinstate flights between Birmingham and Aberdeen this summer, having dropped the route shortly after launch, citing delays in aircraft deliveries.
Aviation analytics firm Cirium shared data showing that Flybe had been due to operate 292 flights next week, equating to more than 22,700 seats.
At the time of the original Flybe’s collapse our consumer editor wrote this piece on the reasons for the airline’s demise, several of which remain relevant this time round.
