Buzz taking off again

Buzz flights are resuming from Stansted

The Stansted-based budget airline Buzz resumes flights on Thursday following its takeover by Ryanair.

All Buzz flights were cancelled in April when the new owners said it was making unacceptable losses.

The new slimmed-down Buzz has undergone drastic surgery.

Ryanair has slashed staff working at Stansted and halved its 24 routes.

But after cutting ticket prices on the remaining routes, Ryanair said demand has soared.

Buzz already has more than 130,000 passengers booked to fly during May.

Ryanair acquired Buzz from Royal Dutch Airlines KLM for £15.1m.

The Ireland-based low-budget airline said the acquisition was reduced from its original sum of £15.6m "as a result of a number of issues which arose during the due diligence process."

The takeover was approved by the Civil Aviation Authority earlier this week.