FLYBE OFFERS FREE INSURANCE
Flybe says that it will offer its passengers free redundancy cancellation insurance, throughout January. The announcement adds that Europe"s largest regional airline"s "Book with Confidence" guarantee will offer travellers booked for departures before 24th October fully covered insurance if they have to cancel their tickets due to redundancy.
The announcement of this free policy by Flybe is part of its effort to enhance the traveller"s confidence in the airline at a time financial difficulties.
Commenting on the strategic importance of this offer, Mike Rutter, Flybe"s chief commercial officer, said that this offer was the airline"s response to "unprecedented" economic times. In addition, the present measure has also taken into account the findings of recent surveys which reveal that financial safety has become one of the major concerns for travellers as the collapse of several airlines in the recent past had left thousands of passengers stranded at foreign airports besides leaving their pockets empty.
Mike Rutter added, "We"re introducing our completely free redundancy cancellation cover so that consumers can book with us in January secure in the knowledge that if they lose their job before they travel, Flybe will give them a full refund.â
Flybe enjoys a number of interline partnerships with several other airlines. At present, the airline operates more than 150 routes between 50 European airports from its principal base at Exeter International Airport.
