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What caused Flybe to file for administration in 2020?

  • Financial difficulties and COVID-19 pandemic

  • Fuel price increase

  • Airline deregulation

  • Brexit

Answer

Flybe filed for administration in March 2020, citing financial difficulties that were compounded by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bookings. The airline had been struggling for several months before ceasing operations.
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