LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Britain "stands ready" to
support regional airports after the collapse of airline Flybe on
Thursday, Kelly Tolhurst, a junior minister with responsibility
for aviation, told parliament.
"We recognise the impact that this will have on UK airports
particularly those which have large-scale Flybe operations.
Government stands ready to support this sector," she said.
"We are urgently working with industry to identify
opportunities to fill routes," she added.
While she expressed sympathy for employees and passengers
affected by the collapse, she said that in a competitive market,
companies do fail and it was not the role of government to prop
them up.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Stephen Addison)