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 dannyboy1978  17 Feb 19 9.13am |
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ITS NOT BREXIT. Why did it close? The airline was heavily loss-making, and no-one was prepared to put in extra funding. The average passenger load per flight was just 18, meaning even the small regional jet planes flown by Flybmi were less than half-full, The typical Ryanair departure has 10 times as many passengers. An average of 18 passengers per flight, spin that to blame brexit.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 17 Feb 19 9.15am |
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I believe flybmi was a spin-off from Midlands when it was taken over, basically the bits that the new owners didn't want. Apparently Ryanair flies more planes in a day and half then they did in a year. I think this was more about being too small and not having attractive routes.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 17 Feb 19 9.17am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I believe flybmi was a spin-off from Midlands when it was taken over, basically the bits that the new owners didn't want. Apparently Ryanair flies more planes in a day and half then they did in a year. I think this was more about being too small and not having attractive routes. It was about what they said it was about, brexit.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 17 Feb 19 9.19am |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
It was about what they said it was about, brexit. I think you are too trusting.
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| ChrisGC Wantage 17 Feb 19 9.19am |
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Originally posted by dannyboy1978
ITS NOT BREXIT. Why did it close? The airline was heavily loss-making, and no-one was prepared to put in extra funding. The average passenger load per flight was just 18, meaning even the small regional jet planes flown by Flybmi were less than half-full, The typical Ryanair departure has 10 times as many passengers. An average of 18 passengers per flight, spin that to blame brexit. Of course it was Brexit, everything bad that ever happened is because of Brexit. Even 9/11 was Brexit in retrospect. You were lied to if you think differently. You can't just come on here with your reason and logic backed up by a source (a remainer rag, superb!) and say things I don't like. RACIST!!!!
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| steeleye20 Croydon 17 Feb 19 9.28am |
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From the company itself:- The company, which employs 376 staff and operates more than 600 scheduled flights a week, announced that it had gone into administration. Earlier reports had suggested it was looking for further funding, but the company said the challenges created by Brexit had proved “insurmountable”. A spokesperson for Flybmi said: “It is with a heavy heart that we have made this unavoidable announcement. The airline has faced several difficulties, including recent spikes in fuel and carbon costs, the latter arising from the EU’s recent decision to exclude UK airlines from full participation in the Emissions Trading Scheme. These issues have undermined efforts to move the airline into profit. No EU food parcels for you hopefully....
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| Midlands Eagle 17 Feb 19 9.31am |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
There are none so blind as those who will not see
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| Midlands Eagle 17 Feb 19 9.44am |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
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 SW19 CPFC Addiscombe West 17 Feb 19 9.50am |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
As a business owner, yes. Meaningless. What sort of business. Clearly not a significant one as you’d not be running it with that sort of dross peddling. I’m not saying I disagree that a lot of companies will use brexit as an excuse, and this might well be one instance but to state that it will have no, none, zero affect on any business in the UK, at all, is just total bollocks. Zero credibility.
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| rob1969 Banstead Surrey 17 Feb 19 9.55am |
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On a non political related note.
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| dannyboy1978 17 Feb 19 10.00am |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
From the company itself:- The company, which employs 376 staff and operates more than 600 scheduled flights a week, announced that it had gone into administration. Earlier reports had suggested it was looking for further funding, but the company said the challenges created by Brexit had proved “insurmountable”. A spokesperson for Flybmi said: “It is with a heavy heart that we have made this unavoidable announcement. The airline has faced several difficulties, including recent spikes in fuel and carbon costs, the latter arising from the EU’s recent decision to exclude UK airlines from full participation in the Emissions Trading Scheme. These issues have undermined efforts to move the airline into profit. No EU food parcels for you hopefully.... Several difficulties!!! Ok blame brexit then.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 17 Feb 19 10.06am |
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“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 and lack of confidence around bmi’s ability to continue flying between destinations in Europe.” Keep on crossing them and I will keep tapping them in.....
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