Flybe: Possible resurrection welcomed by Virgin Atlantic boss

Thirty-six weeks after Flybe collapsed, Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive has welcomed the prospect that the regional airline could resume flying. Shai Weiss said: “We hope and hear that there may be some signs of a resurrection. If the commercial terms are there, we will be willing partners just as we’ve been in the past.” Flybe collapsed on 5 March 2020, just as the coronavirus pandemic was taking hold. More than 2,000 people lost their jobs with the Exeter-based airline – which was the biggest regional carrier in Europe. The airline served 119 routes and flew eight million passengers in its last full year.<br/>