British Airways reached an agreement to sell its BA Connect regional operations to Flybe

. "Point-to-point regional operations are not a strategic part of our business," said BA CEO Willie Walsh. According to Flybe, the acquisition, if finalized, would bolster the carrier's position in the United Kingdom and within continental Europe, attract more business passengers by including routes to Paris, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Milan, and create "Europe’s largest regional airline."