Flybe: government defends role as airline collapses two months after rescue deal

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Transport minister says coronavirus outbreak compounded firm’s existing problems

The government has defended its role in Flybe’s collapse, as business groups, trade unions and passengers around the country voiced dismay at the loss of the UK’s biggest regional airline.

 

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