it joins a list of recent failed british carriers which includes monarch airlines and 2017 and thomas cook just 6 months ago. it was a hard landing passengers were left stranded with no warning at airports across the u.k. and europe early on thursday morning the u.k. civil aviation authority announced that the airline had intended ministration an announcement on fly b.'s website said all flights have been grounded and the business has ceased trading with immediate effect flight b. was a victim of weak demand and fierce competition the british government had tried to save the airline that led to allegations from competitors that flight he had received state aid. had really fly be household name people been flying in for 40 years and we really try to do everything that we possibly could back at the turn of the year and unfortunately though with the situation has developed with an already weak company and frank just hasn't survived the final collapse came hours after british media reported the airline had failed to secure a 100000000 pound state loan to stabilise the business a consortium of

british tour operator thomas cook's bankruptcy last year opened up market share in an otherwise tight european travel think that the competitors best positioned to profit facing a new challenge in the coronavirus now it's all about survival. at least the fisherman in the harbor of clear to them a cruise look relaxed. but for many the coronavirus is a major headache. tourism magnet 10 a wreath is popular with both the british and the germans but now the sun seeking holiday makers look worried each morning they wake up to gloomy headlines not exactly the recipe for a relaxing vacation. the koren team hotel may be far away in the south of the island but weeks of bad news about the 7 infected individuals intent to reef is having a negative impact on the tourism sector putting it out but at the moment it's affecting the whole market restaurants hotels we're seeing fewer guests at the moment compared with last year. we're really feeling the loss of the customers but of course we hope that it will all blow over quickly but in most cases where she was not a match. for the canaries the coronav

breck's it and the bankruptcy of thomas cook one of the biggest holiday bookers are making the crisis even worse the local office in part a delicate cruise has stood empty for months a list of excursions can still be seen and so can a notice about the company's sudden collapse thomas kook's insolvency presents a great opportunity for a german travel company to eat the germans want to take over thomas cook's market share they'll have to be well prepared for the coming summer season i will address in the us we are trying to get a more mobile it's more more rooms on the other hand so of course we have the 5 capacity and in total we are expecting for deliver a half a 1000000 customers in germany a german custom us an additional $1000000.00 of british customers because to moscow one of the markets. but the coronavirus hysteria could forth their aspirations share prices of the world's largest tourism company have recently fallen sharply which mean lead to relegation the situation on the canaries has calmed down somewhat and most of the cells isolating hotel guests are at large once again bu

many people with thomas cook vouchers found they were absolutely useless, while those who had thomas ompany went bust. just a line of breaking news on coronavirus from the netherlands, who are now reporting eight more deaths due to the coronavirus, taking the total there to 20. the dutch national institute for public health said that the number of infections had risen by 176, to 1135, so eight more deaths taking the total to 20 in the netherlands. spanish police have been using drones equiped with loudspeakers to tell people in public spaces to go home. the message broadcast from those drones, you can see one in the picture, telling people stay off the streets and go back to your homes. just an indication of how the police in spain are maintaining that lockdown in the streets of spain. here with football matches off and panic buying in supermarkets, it is affecting almost all of us, but it has also brought out great community spirit, as alexandra mckenzie has found out. at this london nursery, children are learning that washing their hands is important, but also can be fun. they are f

many people with thomas cook vouchers found they were absolutely useless, while those who had thomas st. 0k, great to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. let's return to that warning from the health secretary, matt hancock who has warned that measures to combat coronavirus will disrupt the lives of everybody — and older people and those with health conditions will be asked to stay at home. we can cross back again to caroline abrahams, the charity director for age uk. we have a better line with you now, caroline. the government are talking about the elderly potentially self isolating for a matter of four months. i am isolating for a matter of four months. iam not isolating for a matter of four months. i am not saying it is going to come in quite yet, but down the road, ina to come in quite yet, but down the road, in a few weeks' time, they might be asked to do that. what is your thoughts on the latest government thinking? like a lot of people it is pretty shocking, not the idea of having to stay—at—home for a bit, i the idea of having to stay—at—home fora bit, ithink the idea of h

you will recall six month ago we had the thomas cook repatriation and that was fairly orderly.come back. and so at considerable expense of about £150 million from its wife's with this airlift is costing, flights were arranged for those people. for about 150,000 of them altogether. so now this particular challenge is extraordinary because if the government is serious about collecting everybody, if you got people stuck in as there are in the amazonian basin of peru, well, just getting from there to anywhere where they have got an international airport is really quite a challenge. so you can add to that people stranded in the galapagos islands, thousands of kilometres off the coast of ecuador. people are in all kinds of strife in all kinds of places. and it is very much a reaction to the international flight plans i have introduced even though clearly the uk has no such band and the world health organisation says once you've got local transmission of the coronavirus, there is no point having an international flight band, it will not help with controlling the spread and all you wil

with thomas cook and flybe itself the government knew about this and were taken by surprise the firstout the owners, about structural issues with the airline. it is not all about the government was not response. no, but the government is aware of that and they know how important this airline service is to our economy and specifically to our regions. it is not simply good enough for them to sit on their hands and do next to nothing. they should have taken much more proactive steps and intervened to ensure those public service obligation routes. you think an exception should be made in this case because there is an argument do governments intervene when a key business is in financial difficulty or do they let market forces follow their natural path? but you think this is a case where the government should have intervened ? this is a case where the government should have intervened?” this is a case where the government should have intervened? i have the scars on my back from their failure to intervene in the steel industry auntie said. ministers imposed at the time say the government sho

unlike with the collapse of other operators like monarch airlines and thomas cook, the civil aviationt putting on flights to bring people home. flybe transported 8 million passengers last year, on 119 routes. for those now stuck abroad, other airlines may step in to help passengers return. all train companies say that they will provide free transport for flybe ticket holders. people with future flights are being urged to contact their travel agents. or their debit or credit card company, to check how they can claim money back. flybe ran into financial trouble in february last year. at the start of this year, they asked the government for assistance. ministers said they would help, and looked at delaying air passenger duty payments from the firm. but now the company says the impact of coronavirus on upcoming bookings has made its future unviable, and already the blame game has begun. unions say the government could and should have done more. i think for the government to allow an airline of this significance to collapse in these circumstances is its first real test of going from campai

of course thomas cook was the huge operator that collapsed that took its airline with it last year.in terms of scale as some of those. however in terms of what it means for communities, it is extremely significant. belfast city absolutely depends on flybe and tens of thousands of people in northern ireland will use it to connect to a dozen british airports. 0ther airports, like southampton, are very, very dependent on flybe, and it is the biggest airline, including aberdeen, very important in manchester in terms of passenger numbers, and birmingham where it has its largest base outside its headquarters in exeter. it is a real loss for people in exeter, that is where nearly 1000 of the staff were employed. while the departures board still showed at 6:30am flight from exeter to paris, i would be very surprised if that were to take office. because it appears to be beyond rescue it, and financial terms? the owners have pumped £100 million in the past year. they believed they could turn around and turn into an airline called a version connected, very much using the virgin brand. however

unlike with the collapse of other operators like monarch airlines and thomas cook, the civil aviationlights to bring people home. flybe transported 8 million passengers last year, on 119 routes. for those now stuck abroad, other airlines may step in to help passengers return. all train companies say that they will provide free transport for flybe ticket holders. people with future flights are being urged to contact their travel agents or their debit or credit card company to check how they can claim money back. flybe ran into financial trouble in february last year. at the start of this year, they asked the government for assistance. ministers said they would help, and looked at delaying air passenger duty payments from the firm. but now the company says the impact of coronavirus on upcoming bookings has made its future unviable, and already the blame game has begun. unions say the government could and should have done more. i think for the government to allow an airline of this significance to collapse in these circumstances is its first real test of going from campaigning to the rea

unlike the collapse of other travel operators monarch and thomas cook, the civil aviation authority isays it will offer a dedicated rescue fee for flybe passengers, £65 for return to the uk. people with future flights booked with flybe are being urged to contact their travel agent or tour operator, or debit or credit card company, to check how they can claim money back. and already, the blame game has begun. flybe ran into financial trouble in february last year. at the start of this year, it asked the government for financial assistance. ministers said they would help, and looked at delaying payments of air passenger duty due from the firm. but now the company says the impact of coronavirus on future bookings has made its future unviable. we really tried to do everything that we possibly could back at the turn of the year, and unfortunately, though, with the situation that has developed with corona, an already weak company, i'm afraid, just hasn't been able to survive. but unions say the government could and should have done more. i think, for the government to allow an airline of thi

i had the thomas cook repatriation, but was a single airline and we basically knew where people were.e and help people get home. can i also ask you, obviously this will have an ongoing impact on the airline industry. we understand this morning that british airways is stopping flights from gatwick, for example. virgin atlantic is expected to ask for a government bailout. are you looking at trying to support, will you bail out the airline industry, what are your thoughts? yeah, i mean, it is very important we come out of this and are ready to rebuild the economy, and for that you need to be airlines, you need the competition and all the rest of it. having said that, a lot of these allies also have shareholders, of course, they all have shareholders, they will be expected to do their bit as well. it cannot be right but in the good times the shareholders pick up the advantage and in the bad times the taxpayer has to pick up the cost. so we are working with the airlines and with the airports and with the ancillary ground services to try to ensure that the first thing i said, we come out of

thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> earth day, not until next month but hundreds of san rafael families celebrated early this week. day of giving focused on mcginnis park in san rafael. cleaned up crash, cookinga row the organization community heroes has hosted day of giving. rob joining us on a scenic night. positive developments -- not very positive, a little rain coming. >> weekend that put end to dry spell. that was nice. not as much rain today but a little bit more tomorrow for parts of the south bay and near the coast. right now cloudy skies in san jose and light sprinkles off to the east. san francisco is very pretty view. not much wind. mirror-like reflection of the bay bridge lights. north bay, san rafael not far away, seeing light rain showers in marin county. close to mount tam. and other showers moving up from the south to the north. clouds spilling across the bay area. we'll be in and out of patches of clouds tomorrow and better chance second half of the day of isolated showers but might see one for morning commute too. begin in mid upper 40s, little muggy. mostly cloudy, mid to upper 60s, temperatures climbing warmer. upper 60s san jose, mid-60s for oakland. chances of showers d

thomas, abc 7 news. >>> the tech world is jumping in donations. apple says that it's sending millions of n-95 masks to medical workers. ceo tim cook said 2 million masks will go out to health centers in the u.s. and europe. last week apple announced that the company would commit $15 million to help global response efforts and the shipment of 40,000 n-95 masks and 62,000 surgical masks arrived in marin county courtesy of facebook. county officials tweeted their thanks to the company yesterday and the masks will be distributed to health workers and first responders. facebook is also donating more than 700,000 masks and 1.5 million pairs of gloves around the world. >>> with schools all around the bay area closed right now, likely until fall, many are trying to keep the kids on track with their education, but it's not easy. but we visited a school in the east bay this past week that is making it happen in a very determined and clever way. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley shows you their combination of heart and technology. >> reporter: the normally packed parking lot at valley christian school in dublin tells the story, a smattering of ca

thomas, abc7 news. >>> good news here, the tech world is jumping in with donations. cupertino based apple is spending millions of n95 masks to medical workers. tim cook to the u.s. and europe. and they committed $15 million about help global response efforts. and shapement of 40,000 n95 m s masks just arrived in thanks to facebook. the masks will be distributed to fist responders. facebook is donating 700,000 masks and 1.5 million pairs of gloves around the world. >>> here's a sight among the bay area shelter in place order. not so much social distancing here at the beach. it was packed yesterday. cars stretched as far as you can see. you saw the same lines in many parks and beaches. last night marin county fire tw theomnity's frustration with the large amount of people traveling to the coast today and not adhering to the shelter order. the influx of people is putting our vulnerable residence at risk. please stay home. >>> and some local residents had to go home. >> reporter: across the bay area, folks were seeking anything that resembled their normal routine, like this farmer's market in san mateo or the costco in south san francisco where the line

thomas, abc 7 news. >>> the tech world is jumping in with donations to help this morning. cupertino-based apple says that it's sending millions of n-95 masks to medical workers. ceo tim cook tweeted 2 million masks will go out to health centers in the u.s. and europe. last week apple announced that they would commit $15 million to help the global response efforts. great news there. and the shipment of 40,000 n-95 masks and 62,000 surgical masks just arrived in marin county, courtesy of facebook. county officials tweeted their thanks to the company yesterday and the masks will be distributed to health workers and first responders. facebook is also donating more than 700,000 masks and 1.5 million pairs of gloves around the world. >>> with schools all around the bay area closed likely until the fall, trying to keep the kids on track with their education, but it's not easy. but we visited a school in the east bay this past week that is making it happen in a very determined and clever way. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley shows you their combination of heart and technology. >> reporter: the normally packed parking lot at valley christian school in dublin tells the story, a smatter

unlike with the collapse of other operators like monarch airlines and thomas cook, the civil aviationty is not putting on flights to bring people home. flybe transported 8 million passengers last year, on 119 routes. for those now stuck abroad, other airlines may step in to help passengers return. all train companies say that they will provide free transport for flybe ticket holders. people with future flights are being urged to contact their travel agents or their debit or credit card company to check how they can claim money back. flybe ran into financial trouble in february last year. at the start of this year, they asked the government for assistance. ministers said they would help, and looked at delaying air passenger duty payments from the firm. but now the company says the impact of coronavirus on upcoming bookings has made its future unviable, and already the blame game has begun. unions say the government could and should have done more. i think for the government to allow an airline of this significance to collapse in these circumstances is its first real test of going from