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UK airline Flybe has collapsed into administration and all its flights have been cancelled with immediate effect – but some people have already reported successfully getting refunds. If you have a booking with Flybe, we've full help below on what you can do.
10 March 2020
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Flybe has cancelled dozens of flights to and from UK airports today, blaming factors such as pilot shortages.
3 April 2019
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Flybe customers buying a ticket for a child travelling on their own will have to pay an extra £79 each way, after the airline doubled the cost of its 'unaccompanied minor' fee without any warning.
21 February 2018
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More than 100 flights have been cancelled after London City Airport was closed when an unexploded WW2 bomb was found. If you were due to fly, here are your rights.
12 February 2018
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Almost a fifth of airline passengers have been separated from the rest of their group because they didn't pay extra to sit together, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as it launched an investigation into allocated seating policies.
5 February 2018
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Ryanair tried to seat a three-year-old away from her horrified parents on a flight from Portugal to Liverpool. The budget airline is one of at least five that operates a 'family tax', where the only way to guarantee parents and their children are seated together is to pay for allocated seating.
12 June 2015
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MoneySavingExpert.com is demanding that budget airlines scrap a 'family tax' that pushes worried parents to fork out an extra £15 each per flight just to guarantee they can sit next to their children.
26 April 2015
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Aer Lingus, Jet2 and Wizz Air face legal action after the UK's aviation regulator found the latter two airlines are wrongly rejecting flight delay compensation claims, while Aer Lingus is failing to provide passengers with information on their rights.
23 March 2015
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Ryanair – so often the king of unexpected charges – is offering an Easter boost to parents by refunding the value of air tax for young kids ahead of other airlines. This follows the Chancellor's announcement in this week's Autumn Statement that it would scrap Air Passenger Duty for under-12s from 1 May.
5 December 2014
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Holidaymakers looking to save by only taking hand luggage on budget airline flights should check the size of their bag before flying – or they could be hit with a hefty fee if it's too big.
4 June 2013

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