LDY has had a Glasgow flight since 1979. It was the original route from the airport and for a long time the only route. It seems inconceivable that it would no longer serve Glasgow.
Could Loganair be tempted back? Could BMI Regional operate it with their aircraft based at LDY which sits idle most of the day? Will the promise of a route development fund, now delayed due to the Stormont collapse, discourage rather than encourage operators if they sit back and wait until the route development fund goes ahead.
In the past LDY has served MAN (40K pax p.a.), BRS (35K), EMA (60K), BHX (60K), DUB (20K), LPL (50K), STN (with Ryanair 150K) and now GLA (70K). Is there not enough meat there to attract a suitable operator? The other two airports go from strength to strength.