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View dannyboy1978's Profile dannyboy1978 Flag 17 Feb 19 9.13am Send a Private Message to dannyboy1978 Add dannyboy1978 as a friend

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.

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An average of 18 passengers per flight, spin that to blame brexit.


 

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View Badger11's Profile Badger11 Flag Beckenham 17 Feb 19 9.15am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

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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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Flag Croydon 17 Feb 19 9.17am Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

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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View Badger11's Profile Badger11 Flag Beckenham 17 Feb 19 9.19am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

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 Flag Wantage 17 Feb 19 9.19am

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.

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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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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Flag Croydon 17 Feb 19 9.28am Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

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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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 17 Feb 19 9.31am Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by steeleye20


It was about what they said it was about, brexit.

There are none so blind as those who will not see

 

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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 17 Feb 19 9.44am Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by steeleye20


It was about what they said it was about, brexit.


Go to Companies House and have a look at their accounts under their full name of British Midland Regional Ltd and you will see that they have been losing money for the last five years and it seems that their parent company was no longer willing to support them financially.

 

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View SW19 CPFC's Profile SW19 CPFC Flag Addiscombe West 17 Feb 19 9.50am Send a Private Message to SW19 CPFC Add SW19 CPFC as a friend

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.

 


Did you know? 98.0000001% of people are morons.

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View rob1969's Profile rob1969 Flag Banstead Surrey 17 Feb 19 9.55am Send a Private Message to rob1969 Add rob1969 as a friend

On a non political related note.
When I used to travel a lot around UK and Ireland - many years ago - l always flew BMI rather than BA as they served a proper breakfast AM and afternoon tea PM complete withe scone,jam and cream. Those were the days!

 

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View dannyboy1978's Profile dannyboy1978 Flag 17 Feb 19 10.00am Send a Private Message to dannyboy1978 Add dannyboy1978 as a friend

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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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Flag Croydon 17 Feb 19 10.06am Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

“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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