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Violation Tracker UK Individual Case
Company: Flybe
Current Parent Company:
Flybe Limited
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Flybe Group plc
Recap of Ownership Changes: Flybee Group plc was acquired by Connect Airways in 2019 and entered administration in 2020. The brand and assets were transferred to a new company funded by Cyrus Capital, with the name Flybe Ltd.
Company City/Town: Exeter
Company Nation/Region: England
Penalty: £70,000
Year: 2017
Date: 27 March, 2017
Offence Group: consumer-protection-related offences
Offence Type: privacy violation
Violation Description: An investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office found Exeter-based airline Flybe deliberately sent more than 3.3 million emails to people who had told them they didn't want to receive marketing emails from the firm.
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Information Commissioner's Office
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Parent: airlines
Specific Industry of Parent: airline
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