Airline fills up its empty seats with staff

TODAY might be April Fool’s Day, but an airline really has been flying its staff to and from Dublin on empty flights in a row over €113,000.

British regional carrier Flybe has been shuttling staff from Norwich, in the east of England, to Dublin so it meets targets for carrying 15,000 passengers a year on the route.

Flybe’s contract with Norwich International Airport stipulates the airline must fly 15,000 passengers between the two cities every year.