Flybmi: Passengers stranded in Europe as firm advertised flights in final hours before administration
This is very sad. The main talking point here is the negative impact on small regional airports and UK wide regional connections arising from the loss of these sort of services. This is, I believe, a genuinely significant issue for rural economies. The story tells us:
A spokesperson for Flybmi said: “It is with a heavy heart that we have made this unavoidable announcement today.
“The airline has faced several difficulties, including recent spikes in fuel and carbon costs.These issues have undermined efforts to move the airline into profit.
“Current trading and future prospects have also been seriously affected by the uncertainty created by the Brexit process, which has led to our inability to secure valuable flying contracts in Europe.
“Additionally, our situation mirrors wider difficulties in the regional airline industry which have been well documented.”
Brian Strutton, General Secretary of the British Airline Pilots Association, said: “The collapse of FlyBMI is devastating news for all employees.
“Regrettably BALPA had no warning or any information from the company at all.
“Our immediate steps will be to support FlyBMI pilots and explore with the Directors and administrators whether their jobs can be saved.”