The airline’s fate was confirmed during the early hours of Thursday morning (5 March) when administrators were appointed and after aircraft began to be impounded at various UK airports upon landing on Wednesday night (4 March).
The news will come as a major blow to travellers across the country who relied on the Exeter-based airline for regional connectivity, with some airports reliant on Flybe for the majority of their traffic.
“Flybe entered administration on 5 March 2020, and Alan Hudson, Joanne Robinson, Lucy Winterborne and Simon Edel of EY have been appointed as joint administrators,” read a statement posted on Flybe’s website.
