Flybe entered administration at the end of January 2023, having only been relaunched in April 2022

Aer Lingus Regional takes over former Flybe routes

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Two Flybe planes at Belfast City Airport. The regional carrier has ceased trading and all scheduled flights have been cancelled, authorities have said. Picture date: Saturday January 28, 2023.
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Date taken: 28-Jan-2023

The Federation of Small Businesses' Northern Ireland Chair has written to Chris Heaton-Harris expressing concern over the collapse of regional carrier Flybe.

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Administrators have confirmed all 99 Flybe employees at Birmingham Airport have been made redundant.

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Flybe, which has ceased trading, was scheduled to operate 292 flights next week, equating to more than 22,700 seats.

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The airline was previously pushed into administration in March 2020 with the loss of 2,400 jobs as the pandemic destroyed large parts of the travel sector.

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Once considered Europe's largest regional airline and following its latest collapse, we look back at a difficult few years for Flybe.

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The regional carrier operated 10 flights to and from Belfast, and passengers who have booked have been advised not to travel to the airport.

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Freddy McBride, 61, from Balham in south London, was due to fly with his wife from Heathrow to Belfast on Saturday morning but had to rebook with Aer Lingus.

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Flybe has operated out of George Best Belfast City Airport since it relaunched in April 2022

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The airline will return to Cornwall’s Newquay airport in October 

The Flybe routes returning to Newquay Airport this year

Flybe has returned to Belfast after a two year absence, and the airline insists this is just the start of an exciting new journey

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The regional carrier will operate up to 530 flights per week across 23 routes.

Flybe returning to Birmingham and East Midlands Airport routes

Flybe will return the skies next month, with 12 routes in total to launch from George Best Belfast City Airport this year.

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Listed as Europe's largest regional carrier at the time of its collapse, the company is planning to take off again in early 2022.

Regional airline Flybe will return next year

The airline will now be based out of Birmingham. 

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