Shapps stops hedge fund boss from cashing in on Flybe's Heathrow slots Transport Secretary backs Civil Aviation Authority's decision to revoke operating licence for the failed airline 6 June 2021 • 9:49am Grant Shapps has intervened to prevent a Mayfair hedge fund manager from cashing in on take off and landing slots at Heathrow owned by Flybe worth tens of millions of pounds. The Transport Secretary supported a decision by the Civil Aviation Authority to revoke Flybe’s operating licence on Thursday. Had the decision not been rubber-stamped, Lucien Farrell of Cyrus Capital would have been free to transfer slots at Heathrow airport to a new company hoping to resurrect the Flybe brand after June 3.