The planned restart of the British regional airline Flybe is now likely to be even more difficult, as the government is sticking to the decision to withdraw its operating license. The take-off and landing rights are attached to this. A transfer to the start-up has thus become almost impossible.

The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority revoked Flybe's operating license in March 2021. Previously, the carrier had not been in the air for well over a year due to the bankruptcy. Both buyer Cyrus Capital and the trustee appealed against this decision.

The reason for this is simple: the so-called slots are attached to the “OL”. Flybe has valuable take-off and landing rights at numerous airports, including London City and London Heathrow. This could have been turned into money or used for the “new Flybe”.

The start-up, now called Flybe Ltd. has had AOC and an operating license since April 2021. It was possible to secure a few slots at Heathrow, but these did not come from “old stocks”, but were newly acquired. A DHC Dash 8-400 is now registered with the G-CLXC on the aviation operator's certificate. This was in the service of Austrian Airlines until the end of 2020 and carried the Austrian identifier OE-LGA. The aircraft is still wearing most of the Austrian Airlines' color scheme and is parked at Exeter Airport.