Farewell to Flybe (2) - 8 March 2020

On Thursday 5 March 2020, Flybe became the latest airline to cease operations in difficult circumstances probably exacerbated by the affects of coronavirus.

On the following Sunday I made a sad pilgrimage to Southampton Airport, one of the worst affected as Flybe had accounted for 90% or more of its movements. Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 G-ECOE was one of six Flybe aircraft grounded there each with a vehicle blocking a very improbable escape attempt.

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