LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - British airline Flybe Group swung to a profit in the its financial first-half,after it grew its UK regional business, cut costs under aturnaround plan and benefited from a lower fuel price.
The company reported pretax profit of 22.9 million pounds ($34.70 million)in the six months ended Sept. 30, compared to a3.3 million pound loss in the same period last year, and said itentered the winter season with "solid momentum". ($1 = 0.6600 pounds) (Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Costas Pitas)