Again, avoiding going over the same ground, it just about sums up the nous of the people in charge at SOU that they ever entertained the Looloo sham. Did they learn nothing from Powdair? If a fake airline flying to the likes of Skopje once a week is more appropriate to them then finding another operator for the Munich route (which by all accounts was growing and growing - 40k a year?/not to mention subsidised) then we might as well close this thread. Charter airlines will never work from SOU, forget it.
Another pertinent point, David Brent has now left the building, but have we heard a single peep out of his replacement? Imagine being middle management somewhere for many years, all the while dreaming of your chance to be the one calling the shots, would you not at least make a statement on your first day in the hot seat via a press release? Maybe it is early days, but surely anyone with a bit of drive (or even a pulse) would want to make a difference? There was a time when SOU was the model for Southend to follow, how quickly the roles have reversed.