Well if not that far, to Newquay perhaps? It's an odd, if not an ill day when Michael O'Leary and Willie Walsh are in agreement. The last time was when the double act took on the CAA in opposing a volcanic dust cloud flight ban. However, the issue of a de facto state bail out for the owners of Flybe has raised all manner of problems for the Johnson government. Not the least of these is the prospect of cutting the cost of a 'green tax', Air Passenger Duty (APD), before hosting the next UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (one of Flybe's several regional destinations). Leaving aside questions of whether APD is (a) really a green tax; (b) a fair, ie progressive green tax; or (c) a drag on UK airline competitiveness, helping a couple of richer airlines, a freight company and a hedge fund out of a hole does not give a good impression.
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