Flybe, which is to be rebranded as Virgin Connect next year after being taken over by the Connect Airways consortium of operators featuring Virgin Atlantic, spoke out following several media reports.
Chief executive of Connect Airways, Mark Anderson, reportedly said at the Airlines 2050 summit in Westminster on Thursday (17 October) that regional airlines had “more to do” with regards to climate change.
“We need to be responsible," he told the Press Association. "Maybe there are some routes in the future, as I look at the future of Virgin Connect and how we’re connecting people to their world, that we will potentially not fly.
