Passengers who were due to travel with defunct airline Flybe are being offered discounted fares by other airlines. The airline announced earlier on Saturday that it had gone into administration and all services had ceased.
It left the plans of those planning to fly with the regional airline stuck. At the moment, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is advising people to seek refunds via their credit or debit card issuer or through booking agents or travel insurance policies.
Now, the CAA has published details of alternatives being offered to let-down Flybe passengers who still need to travel. Other airlines are offering special fares, it said.
British Airways
Customers are being offered one-way fares of £50/€60 plus taxes, fees and charges on selected routes to get them where they need to be. Customers due to fly with Flybe can travel on journeys between London and Belfast, Newcastle or Amsterdam. Customers can make their booking by calling the British Airways contact centre on 0344 493 0787.
Ryanair
The CAA said Ryanair had launched fares starting from £29.99 to accommodate customers affected by Flybe’s immediate cancellation of its entire UK schedule. Families who booked to fly on now-cancelled Flybe flights can travel on one of Ryanair’s flights, including routes from Belfast to East Midlands, Manchester and London Stansted from £29.99. These are on sale on the Ryanair.com website for travel from Sunday, March 26, 2023.
easyJet
easyJet is offering fares of £49 for domestic routes and £79 for international routes, including a 15kg hold bag will be available on presentation their original Flybe booking reference. This will be in place for Flybe customers until February 10.
Any affected passengers should contact easyJet’s customer service on:
- If calling from UK & elsewhere: +44 (0) 330 5515151
- In calling from France: +33 (0) 9 77407770
- If calling from the Netherlands: +31 (0) 20 7946405
- If calling from Italy: +39 02 32068889
Train operators
All Flybe customers who have had their flights cancelled can travel on any LNER service to their destination for free on January 28 and January 29. Customers will need to present their cancelled airline ticket. For further info, visit LNER.co.uk
