Flybe

British airline Flybe has ceased trading and all scheduled flights have been cancelled, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has said.

"We urge passengers planning to fly with this airline not to go to the airport as all Flybe flights are cancelled. He said the airline operated ten flights to and from Belfast city, eight of which are currently served by other carriers from our airport. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made the announcement and urged those with booked Flybe flights not to travel to airports.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made the announcement the company had gone into administration and urged those with booked Flybe flights not to travel to ...

“We urge passengers planning to fly with this airline not to go to the airport as all Flybe flights are cancelled. Flybe has now ceased trading. All Flybe flights from and to the UK are cancelled and will not be rescheduled.” All Flybe flights from & to the UK are cancelled & will not be rescheduled. “David Pike and Mike Pink of Interpath have been appointed administrators. Further information can be found @— Flybe ✈ (@flybe)

British airline Flybe entered administration for the second time and has cancelled all scheduled flights to and from the UK, the regional carrier said on ...

In a statement posted on its Twitter account, Flybe said that it has now “ceased trading” and advised travellers to not travel to airports as it would not be able to arrange alternative flights for passengers. Paul Smith, consumer director at UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), said in a statement: “Flybe's decision to stop trading will be distressing for all of its employees and customers.” British airline Flybe entered administration for the second time and has cancelled all scheduled flights to and from the UK, the regional carrier said on Saturday.

British airline Flybe has "ceased trading" and canceled all scheduled flights, the company and the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Saturday.

[collapsed](http://www.cnn.com/2020/03/04/business/flybe-collapse-2020/index.html) over the coronavirus pandemic as the outbreak tipped the entire global airline industry into crisis. [United Kingdom](https://www.cnn.com/world/united-kingdom) and to Amsterdam and Geneva, has ceased trading,” the CAA wrote in a statement. The company has been placed into administration, according to the statement.

Flybe customers have been advised not to travel to airports as flights will not be operating after the airline called in administrators.

"We urge passengers planning to fly with this airline not to go to the airport as all Flybe flights are cancelled. "All Flybe flights from and to the UK are cancelled and will not be rescheduled." Flybe customers have been advised not to travel to airports as flights will not be operating after the airline called in administrators.

“Passengers booked on Flybe flights should not travel to the airport and should seek further advice from the Civil Aviation Authority. “Flybe operated 10 ...

Peter McReynolds, Alliance MLA for east Belfast, tweeted: “Disappointed to see Flybe has ceased trading and all flights from Belfast City Airport have been cancelled with immediate effect. “Passengers booked on Flybe flights should not travel to the airport and should seek further advice from the Civil Aviation Authority. The regional carrier operated 10 flights to and from Belfast, and passengers who have booked have been advised not to travel to the airport.

If you have flights booked, there is no point in sugar coating it - the news is bad.

Time limits do apply, and consumers typically have 120 days from the time they become aware of the problem to apply for a refund. It will very much depend on the kindness of those with whom you have booked. While passengers will have a legal right to claim compensation under UK regulations on air passenger rights, if the airline goes out of business, then all claims will to be filed with administrator or liquidators. It is possible that some may offer flights at reduced rates - known as rescue fares in the trade - in light of the circumstances, and while passengers may as well ask for such fares, it is more likely they will have to buy tickets to get home at full price. I have flights booked with the airline and am waiting to depart. It may be possible to make a claim under your travel insurance policy, if you have travel insurance.

UK airline only began flying again under new owners in April 2022 after collapsing during the pandemic.

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It was previously pushed into administration in March 2020 with the loss of 2400 jobs as the pandemic destroyed large parts of the travel sector.

“I left my wife to do it while I got the train. I got to Hatton Central and I checked my email and it says they’ve gone into administration. I got up at six and left the house before seven. On 28 Jan 23 David Pike & Mike Pink were appointed Joint Administrators of Flybe Limited. Flybe has now ceased trading. “David Pike and Mike Pink of Interpath have been appointed administrators.

News of the collapse came in the early hours of Saturday morning - the first flight out of Belfast City Airport was for Newcastle and it was due to leave at 07: ...

This time is different. "I understand that news of Flybe's announcement came as much as a surprise to them as it did to the pilots, cabin crew and members of the travelling public," he said. "I found out this morning from a WhatsApp message - one of my friends asked if our flights were with Flybe and then I saw the news," he said. At 03:07 he received an email from Flybe which said the company had gone into administration and his flight had been cancelled - it also advised passengers not to travel to the airport. The Holywood woman, who is going to Melbourne to work, said her mum heard about Flybe on the radio and it had all been very stressful. "I know I am lucky I have the flight booked back but at the back of my mind it is kind of: 'What if I hadn't been able to get a flight back?'" she said. "I was a bit confused, went online checked the news websites, checked Flybe and saw that, yes, it actually had been cancelled," she told BBC News NI. She said one email stated that Flybe had gone into administration and the flight was cancelled, the second requested that she check in for her flight. "Passengers booked on Flybe flights should not travel to the airport and should seek further advice from the Civil Aviation Authority," he said. News of the collapse came in the early hours of Saturday morning - the first flight out of Belfast City Airport was for Newcastle and it was due to leave at 07:00 GMT. "The last couple of days has just been sorting myself out, going round and just taking a bit of time to gather myself a bit," she told BBC NI. "Flybe operated 10 flights to and from Belfast City, eight of which are currently served by other carriers from our airport."

Some people due to fly with regional airline had booked tickets just hours before firm collapsed.

[Flybe](https://www.theguardian.com/business/flybe) customers are being told it would be most effective to find another way to travel, such as booking new flights, or, if possible, taking a train or a coach. He received one text at 2am on Saturday reminding him to check in, and this was followed just 10 minutes later with a second message announcing the collapse of the airline. Another asked: “I booked a flight at 7pm last night – how could they let the booking go through?” “This was the first trip I had gone on with my teenage daughter since before the pandemic and we wanted to make it extra special, but it ended very stressfully. “I got to Hatton Central and I checked my email and it says they’ve gone into administration. “I got an email asking me to check in, and 10 minutes later they had gone into administration.”

Belfast City Airport houses the highest number of Flybe staff in the UK, with 138 employees. The airport's chief executive said the news was disappointing and ...

"I fully expect other airlines to come in with so-called rescue fares," he said. "Passengers booked on Flybe flights should not travel to the airport and should seek further advice from the Civil Aviation Authority," he said. "And, just like last time, they were still taking peoples' money up until the day before," she wrote. "They allowed us to book about a day or two ago. This time is different. The news came in the early hours of Saturday morning - the first flight out of Belfast City Airport was for Newcastle and it was due to leave at 07:00 GMT.