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Flybe was previously one of Europe's largest previous carriers before its collapse in March 2020 and was the biggest airline in the domestic market in the United Kingdom - with 46.4% of seats in UK domestic regional market (excluding London). The airline had its largest bases in Birmingham and Manchester, with a significant market share in Belfast City, Exeter, Newquay and Southampton, among others. With the Flybe CEO rumoured to be coming to the UK next week and Flybe's website receiving an update in recent weeks, is the relaunch of Flybe imminent and what could we expect from the relaunch? Since the collapse  of Flybe in March 2020,  airlines including Aer Lingus, Aurigny, British Airways, Blue Islands, Eastern Airways, easyJet, Loganair and Ryanair have grown the number of UK routes. All bar two domestic routes which were operating at the time of Flybe's collapse have now been picked up - these being Edinburgh-Manchester and Exeter-London City, with both having regular r...

17 June 2021 easyJet have loaded 12 new domestic routes for Summer 2021, serving 16 airports across the United Kingdom. As noted in my previous article ( easyJet expands UK domestic - where next? (seanm1997.blogspot.com) ), even before the collapse of Flybe in March 2021, easyJet has been the number 1 domestic carrier by seats in the UK - connecting major airports including London Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh and B elfast International, and has recently grown its UK domestic operation. easyJet have long served one key market in the UK domestic market - connecting major cities and conurbations. Belfast (International) has been key to this. Being on a separate island to Great Britain has allowed easyJet to grow its Belfast operation in recent years and with the collapse of Flybe, easyJet became the largest domestic carrier from the Northern Ireland capital. In 2019, the airline launched Manchester - Jersey and in 2020 launched Edinburgh - Birmingham and Glasgow - Birmingham, whilst in ...