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Coronavirus crisis drags down FlyBe UK airline Flybe collapsed Thursday as a slump in demand for flights because of the novel coronavirus outbreak dealt the final blow to the struggling carrier. Flybe told customers that it has grounded all flights as it enters administration, adding that its business in the United Kingdom had "ceased trading with immediate effect." "If you are due to fly with Flybe, please DO NOT TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT unless you have arranged an alternative flight with another airline," the company told customers in a statement Thursday. "Please note that Flybe is unfortunately not able to arrange alternative flights for passengers." The Exeter-based budget carrier was founded in 1979 and at one point was Europe's largest independent regional airline, carrying 8 million passengers a year and operating more than 200 routes. The airline had been struggling for a while. But Flybe...
