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SWBKCB
And what would the benefit be to Virgin (which is where the discussion started)? They've made it clear that their interest in short haul flights is to feed into their long haul network - and in an interview with Flight this week, only LHR and MAN were mentioned in connection in terms of feed and the flyBe deal
Skipness said there was 'no significant benefit' in a link to Gatwick, and used Manchester's lack of a link there (previously flown by BA, so he isn't just talking about Virgin) as an example. If there is 'no significant benefit' in a link to Gatwick, then presumably there isn't a benefit in one to Munich. Or Lyons, Zurich, or any of the other places that are on NIA's wish list.
Even regarding flybe or whatever they are called next year: we'll see what happens to our links to Southampton and Exeter. My bet is that they'll stay. If it's worth flying to Exeter, then it's worth going to Gatwick.