Flybe collapse: LNER and TransPennine Express offer free travel to passengers

Flybe passengers affected by the collapse of the airline are being offered free train travel today.

Flybe passengers affected by the collapse of the airline are being offered free train travel today.

Travel for Flybe passengers and staff is being provided free of charge by all First Rail train operators, which consist of Great Western Railway, Avanti West Coast, South Western Railway and TransPennine Express.

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Phil Whittingham, managing director of Avanti West Coast, said: "This is a very difficult time for Flybe staff and passengers. If we can help make it a bit easier, we're happy to do so."

Europe's largest regional airline, Flybe, finally collapsed into administration, threatening thousands of jobs and the future viability of a number of airports across the UK.

Flybe's demise, announced early on Thursday and blamed in part on a drop in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak, sparked fierce condemnation from unions and opposition politicians, who criticised both the airline's owners and the Government for failing to act to save it.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said everyone was "gutted" about the news but added: "We really tried to do everything we could back at the turn of the year.

"Unfortunately, with the situation that has developed with (coronavirus), an already weak company, I'm afraid, just hasn't been able to survive."

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